Captain Sir Tom Moore, a true British hero, sadly passed away with Covid-19 on the 2nd of February 2021 at 100 years old. For those who need a refresher on Captain Tom’s achievements, in 2020 […]
Will the Game Stop euphoria be cut short with jail sentences for WallStreetBets?
Recently, a meme has been circulating, following the controversy over people buying stocks in businesses with low stock value such as GME (GameStop), NOK (Nokia), AMC (AMC Entertainment); as well as a low-value cryptocurrency called […]
With Navalny in prison, there is little hope for democracy in Russia
To call Russia a democracy in 2021 is generous at best; a sarcastic joke at its worst. Under the iron first of Vladimir Putin, who has been romanticised by some for his image of strength […]
We might have left the EU, but we have not left Europe
The start of 2021 saw the end of the UK’s membership of the European Union through legal formalisation of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal. What exactly has changed? What is the state […]
Priti Patel: Bully? Or just ‘expressed frustrations’
Home Secretary Priti Patel has been found to have broken the ministerial code after an inquiry by the Cabinet Office. However, the Prime Minister has the final say on the matter and Boris Johnson has […]
Where are we with Brexit? Will the UK crash out of the EU?
The United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) are finally reaching the ‘critical stage’ of Brexit trade talks. But what exactly does this all mean? Well firstly the UK has indeed left the EU and […]
Devolution: Should the UK commit to federalism?
Devolution has been a part of UK politics since Tony Blair introduced it back in 1999. The policy of devolution granted Scotland with its own National Parliament, and Wales with a less powerful National Assembly. […]
Campaign blunder or brilliance? The Biden Campaign and video games
As Americans headed out to vote last week, they faced two primary options: the current President Donald Trump or the Democrat Nominee Joe Biden. For a long time in Western Democracies, the issue of […]