Prime Ministers Questions takes place every Wednesday and is a unique chance for MPs and the opposition to question the Prime Minister. Few, if any, legislatures are given this opportunity, but I feel our parliament […]
Rejecting Neoliberalism and the Fight Against Climate Change
The end of February saw the warmest winter day in Britain on record, just weeks after global walk-outs by school children demanding greater government action on climate change. The pupils were ironically labelled “truants” by […]
Homelessness In Leeds: What Next?
Anyone walking from university into town would struggle to miss the homeless scattered along the street. It becomes an especially noticeable problem when the cold winter months remind people of just how hard it must […]
Selfridges – Ethical Capitalism in Action?
Luxury department store Selfridges has announced that they will put an end to the sale of exotic animal skins, following their ban on the sale of fur in 2005. What does this actually say to […]
Labour Clarity On Brexit: Corbyn Seizes People’s Vote
A couple of weeks ago, Jeremy Corbyn promised a glimmer of hope to a (spiritually) bereft nation following years of insecurity and uncertainty over downtrodden Britons’ futures. No, this wasn’t a grandiose, Momentum-esque policy reveal, […]
Why The US Should Stay Well Away From Venezuela
Venezuela is once again at the forefront of nations experiencing extreme political turmoil. President Maduro, the socialist dictator currently at the helm of Venezuelan politics, has lost the confidence of much of the opposition and […]
It’s Time To Abandon Our Infallible Image Of Churchill
Take a moment to read the following quotes. One belongs to Winston Churchill, the man who is so often lauded as the greatest Prime Minister to ever have graced the United Kingdom; one belongs to […]
Companies Are Stockpiling Medicines Amid Fears Of A No-Deal Brexit
One of the many lies told by the Leave campaign was that the money saved from leaving the EU would result in £350m for the NHS per week. This lie contributed towards citizens voting to […]
Donald Trump Just Dismissed The Notion Of Democracy In One Simple Action
Last month, the President of the United States admitted defeat (for now) and signed a government funding bill, preventing yet another shutdown, with just $1.375bn of the $7bn he wanted for the border wall between […]
Town Centres Are Dying: It Will Take More Than Simple Window-Dressing To Resurrect Them
Britain is filled with barren streets, boarded-up windows and decaying shop fronts; it’s a sight that wouldn’t look out of place in a Walking Dead episode. As our town centres – once the civic heartbeats […]
Feeling The Bern: Sanders Is Running For President In 2020
The impact that Sanders’ 2016 election campaign had on US politics cannot be understated. Even though he lost the Democratic nomination to Hilary Clinton, the progressive, socialist agenda with which he ran won over large […]
The Labour Split: A Neo-Liberal Revolt?
The phrase “so much for the tolerant left, ay?” has become the slogan of centrist Twitter. If one were to examine Labour’s history, however, one would chortle at the sheer hypocrisy of this statement. Prominent […]