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The EU: A delicate financial balancing act in a crisis
During the 2008 financial crisis, many observers ventured to predict the impending collapse of the European single currency. Since 2016,...


Battling against the hourglass: Africa and the Coronavirus
As the BBC’s Emily Maitlis said in her refreshingly candid monologue last week, ‘the [Coronavirus] is not a great leveller, the...


Covid-19: A Grave Threat to Democracy?
On the 30th of March, democracy ended in Hungary. Recent liberal commentary concerning the emergence of populism throughout the western...


Love or hate him, there were few so sincere: a look at the legacy of Bernie Sanders
I try to make a point not to idolise politicians, but I think it is hard not to look at Bernie Sanders and find characteristics worthy of...


Nth Room - A case of silent sex crimes in South Korea
Nth room was the major case that rocked South Korea in 2020, where the sale of sexual exploitation videos occurred in Telegram chat...


Homelessness, Coronavirus and Possibility
A decade and three subsequent general elections have passed since the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s ascension to government...


Keir Starmer: Kinnock 2.0?
A new Labour leader has been installed after an historic electoral drubbing blamed upon a too radical manifesto and an unelectable...


Uganda's unconventional blend of music and politics
Do you remember the surprise when an Ukranian actor won his bid for the presidency, beating his experienced incumbent by a landslide? Or...


How to tackle modern slavery - The UK's approach
Modern slavery takes many forms and affects people of various ages and nationalities. The independent anti-slavery commissioner recently...


A strident turn: Has the UK become “socialist” as a response to the global challenge of COVID-19?
COVID-19: A pandemic unlikely to be affordable Woven throughout the address of Boris and his chancellors in recent press conferences was...
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