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Smoke and Mirrors in Bolivia
“I condemn this coup against the Bolivian people,” reads a November 10 tweet by Jeremy Corbyn. The Labour Party leader wasn’t alone in...


Another hung parliament means another general election
The opinion polls for the 2019 election are gradually changing. The Conservatives retain a significant lead, but recent Survation and ICM...


The American Gun Mindset - A Year in School Shootings
It is impossible to follow current affairs without being aware of gun violence in American schools. Serialized in popular culture,...


Bolton Blaze: have we learned nothing from Grenfell?
Just over two years after illegal cladding caused the death of 72 people at Grenfell Tower in London, a student accommodation block in...


Andrew Harrop on Jeremy Corbyn, anti-Semitism and the general election
Andrew Harrop is the General Secretary of the Fabian Society – a socialist think tank, partnered with the Labour Party. As I got the...


GE 2019: Fight for The Nations
Whereas coverage of the Conservatives’ pursuit of midlands and northern England constituencies has been plentiful, the critical nature of...


The Poppy: a symbol of remembrance or war?
There was always going to be a stigma around poppies. The concept of war seems outdated in an age that prides itself on social...


The truth behind the Trump Foundation
Almost exclusively bankrolled by its namesake and his close friends, the Donald J. Trump Foundation – which has retained zero paid...


Tom Watson: Effective Foil or Feeble Failure?
Tom Watson recently announced his resignation as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party after little over four years in the role and also...


Will the 2019 election be a victory for independent candidates?
British politics in 2019 will be defined by paralysis and flexibility. The House of Commons has been intransigent in failing to pass...
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