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 […]
Community Orders: A Sensible Move Towards Reducing Reoffending Rates And Avoiding Trauma
Last month, Justice Secretary David Gauke outlined his vision for a “smart” justice system to reduce reoffending rates. Gauke hopes to follow Scotland’s lead in abolishing custodial sentences of less than six months in favour […]
Festivals: A Celebration Of Music Or A Rich Kid Oasis?
The Burning Man festival has become a constant feature of Instagram models and feeds across the globe, where a new city of radical self-expression is promised in the “golden land” of Black Rock City. Amongst […]