Vivid images of George Orwell’s 1984 come to mind when one combines the United Kingdom and ‘authoritarian’ in the same sentence. Not one person would have guessed as the clocks ticked into this new decade that in less than a few months the free world as we knew it would change completely, and perhaps forever.Continue reading “Is The UK Now An Authoritarian Nation?”
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Bridging The Divide: A New Socio-Political Theory
Competing political principles and ideologies have brought us to crossroads. The camps we broadly conceive as the left and the right appear to be more divided than ever before, with the centre often seeking to find a working compromise or appearing as a moderate version of one of the aforementioned tribes. Our socio-political landscape reflectsContinue reading “Bridging The Divide: A New Socio-Political Theory”
The Importance of Protecting Free Speech
A recent article has been published by The Tab, criticising the government for its efforts to protect free speech. One might assume it argues the government is not going far enough to protect a human right that is proven to be under threat in universities. Sadly this is not the case; the author of thisContinue reading “The Importance of Protecting Free Speech”
The Brexit Deal: The Good, The Bad, And The EU
On Christmas Eve, Boris Johnson, with a certain pride not seen in a while, wished every Briton not only a Merry Christmas but also a Merry Brexit. There was a collective sigh of relief from Remainers and Leavers alike as the great Battle of Brexit was finally over and Johnson proudly proclaimed that “we haveContinue reading “The Brexit Deal: The Good, The Bad, And The EU”
Who Is A Refugee? Refugee Status In A World Of Climate Change And Pandemics.
The question of who is a refugee and who is entitled to the international protection the status accompanies has been discussed in scholarly and political literature since the Refugee Convention in 1951. The definition has significant impacts on the obligations of host and origin states, politicizing the issue that affects individuals lives on a dailyContinue reading “Who Is A Refugee? Refugee Status In A World Of Climate Change And Pandemics.”
An Act Of Terrorism? An Examination Of The US Capitol Attack
On the 6th January 2021, the storming of the US Capitol Building sent political shockwaves around the world. The very foundations of one of the oldest democracies in the world had been shaken to the core, and for a nerve-racking few days it appeared as if the cornerstone principles of peace, justice and popular sovereigntyContinue reading “An Act Of Terrorism? An Examination Of The US Capitol Attack”
Cincinnatus
As the political climate undergoes more rapid warming than the planet which hosts it, we experienced an already long election drawn out further by a president that did not want to leave. Away from the complex politics of the electoral college and claims of corruption I went to New Hampshire to escape the undying heatContinue reading “Cincinnatus”
Who’s On Next
With the breakout of a global pandemic many forgot that Brexit was around the corner, and with it the tenure of the man elected to get it done comes into question. While it is unlikely the Conservative party will do away with Boris Johnson, his handling of the coronavirus has certainly revealed some cracks inContinue reading “Who’s On Next”
Republicans Are Scared Of The Pandemic – But Not For The Right Reasons
Voter suppression is not a new facet of the American electoral system. The Biden vs. Trump showdown has forced many Americans to confront a fact that some American communities have long known all too well – our electoral system is fragile and easily exploitable. Now, these weaknesses have never been more apparent to the AmericanContinue reading “Republicans Are Scared Of The Pandemic – But Not For The Right Reasons”
Joe Biden Won. What Now?
The US election is over. After four full days of vote-counting agony, Joseph R. Biden Jr., former Vice-President of the United States, was declared America’s next president. It was a result many tentatively saw coming, even if it was far from certain – the 2016 election showed just how inaccurate polls could be. Though PresidentContinue reading “Joe Biden Won. What Now?”
