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David Frost: The National Security “Yes Man” and Political Tool of the PM
The Institute for Government describes the National Security Advisor (NSA) as the “central coordinator and advisor to the Prime Minister...


Faltering democracies in a post Cold War world - 'The Light That Went Out' by Ivan Krastev &
How can it be true that the post-Cold War settlement has left an almost universal feeling of aggrievement? That is the question Ivan...


Unpacking the DNC: Lessons about Biden's campaign strategy
The last few decades have overseen the evolution of the US party conventions from the large-scale partisan gatherings that they once...


Will a daily press conference strengthen British democracy?
One of the staple parts of the coronavirus pandemic, from a news perspective, was the daily government press conference. Every evening at...


Michael Palin's North Korea Journal is a real page turner
In the new normal we find ourselves in, it's natural to procrastinate. Which usually leads to binging Netflix. In an effort to correct...


Why I'm supporting Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
After months of speculation, Joe Biden’s search for a governing partner culminated in the somewhat unsurprising selection of Senator...


Primary Wins for Establishment Republicans keep the Senate in play - but at what cost?
The current outlook for the GOP is nothing if not grim. At the turn of the year, many on the right were bullish about the impending...


Why grime music needs less airtime
We’ve seen the videos of those miserable looking hooded men waggling their hands and fingers in the air flanked by a pack of equally...


Iain Dale’s new book says we can all get along if we put our minds to it
Why can’t we all just get along? It sounds a reasonable and legitimate question, but it is one too many of us have failed to take heed of...


Can Netanyahu weather Israel’s COVID Storm?
Who would’ve guessed? Mere months ago, there was a near consensus among pundits that the COVID-19 outbreak had single-handedly brought...
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