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'Operation raise the colours': Why this is not 'real' patriotism
By George Marshall Over the past few weeks, a disturbing trend has begun circulating across social media under the name of ‘Operation...


Alaska and Washington: What happened and what’s next?
By Ben Langer It has been a historic week around the world with two meetings of unprecedented events. To begin, the first meeting of US...


Humility and humour, jags and jabs: Remembering John Prescott
By Cianan Sheekey The death of former Deputy Prime Minister John Leslie Prescott, aged 86, in November of last year, marked a sombre day...


Protests, proscription and the politics of dissent
By Meghana Pappu If there is one thing I noticed in my brief stint of living it up in London, it's that getting on the Bakerloo line in...


Vance and the UK: Friend or foe?
By Charlie Cartwright Just weeks after Donald Trump’s five-day visit to Scotland, his faithful vice president arrives in the UK for a visit to Chevening House, meeting with his unlikely companion, David Lammy. “Friendship and mutual understanding” were the words uttered by former Prime Minister and war hero Winston Churchill in a 1946 speech during his lecture tour following the end of WWII. Churchill’s cordial relationships with wartime U.S. presidents Roosevelt and Truman,


Lucy Letby: Within reasonable doubt?
By Temi Olaojo ‘In summary, ladies and gentlemen, we did not find any murders.’ Those were the words of Dr. Shoo Lee, an expert...


The Alaskan summit: The context
By Ben Langer On Friday Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet to discuss the future of the Russo-Ukrainian war. They will meet in...


In the Summertime: The Treasury’s quiet quest for narrative
By Evan Verpoest The newly-appointed Chancellor greets James Bowler and Beth Russell, the Treasury's top civil servants. Whilst the...


The French Connection: Why Labour must learn from French politics
By Raphael Hammond At time of writing, polling suggests a strong possibility of a Reform majority, totalling over 300 MPs. For the ...


Votes at sixteen: The impact of a lowered voting age
By Edden El-Hashahar On the 17th July, the government announced that 16 and 17-year-olds would be able to vote in the next general...
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