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The United Nations at 75: Fit for purpose?
For the United Nations, this is more than just a birthday celebration. For us, a 75th birthday would consist of a nostalgic look back at...


Against stop and search
From an early age it was clear to me that my skin colour would be a source of anxiety and intimidation to some. Stop and search and its...


Fighting a losing battle? Small nations and climate change
The small Pacific island of Palau has been the first country to ban the sale and use of suncream. This is just one of the several...


Constructing a meaningful anti-fascist politics
“To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice”. On the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, the words of Elie Wiesel, himself a...


The World Economic Forum remains a force for progress
Hundreds of attendees met at the World Economic Forum (WEF) last week in Davos, Switzerland. Since its inception in 1971, the conference...


Turbulent Times For The Monarchy - Yet It Should Still Stand
With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, announcing they’re jetting off to Canada, stepping down as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and...


The new year is full of influential political developments
The 2010s may have just departed, but already there are now political ventures to look towards. While 2020 is only just upon us,...


Western pop culture versus cultural self-determination, which comes first?
Living in the West, it’s easy to forget pop culture’s naturally expansive and colonising force abroad. The origins of many western social...


Climate change and child brides
The effects of global warming are now being discussed more than ever. The 2018 UN Climate Change Conference and emergence of prominent...


The Americanisation of British politics is nearly complete
America is the great bogeyman of British culture. We are constantly afraid that we are too much like America, and thus are losing...
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