Just when we thought that 2020 could not get any worse, the US Election brought us the tensest week of the year. With the Coronavirus pandemic as a backdrop, the world’s second-biggest democracy was called […]
Donald Trump: A Threat to American Democracy
Biden’s lead in the polls has left Democrats highly hopeful of the future, yet victory may be further away than they think. Amidst President Trump’s attempts to discredit mail-in voting and refusal to commit to […]
Kamala Harris as VP: A step in the wrong direction?
History was made by Joe Biden last month when he selected Californian senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate – the first-ever female person of colour to be selected for the ticket. In many […]
‘Bernie Blindness’: Criticism as Iowa Caucus Fails to Deliver Promised Clarity
The Democrat candidate race has sparked wide-spread criticism of the media’s treatment of Bernie Sanders. In a Reddit thread titled ‘Covering the Bernie Blackout’, members of the public criticise leading media outlets around the world […]
Watch, Read, Listen: The US Midterms
Later today, Tuesday 6th November, the results of the 2018 Midterm elections will be called. Whilst the Midterms aren’t necessarily seen to be such a big deal as presidential elections in the US, this year […]
You Are What You Read
Rabaeeh Moeen looks at the US election and questions the media’s role in it. How much of an influence does it have? And more importantly, is it a decisive one? The media plays a role […]
What's On: A Thick Imitation Of Political Life
‘What the fuck is this? Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, C**t?’ Alistair Campbell can have a good night’s sleep at last. The Thick of It, Armando Iannucci’s British Governmental satire has reached its sarcastic, side-splitting end. Campbell’s […]
Books: New Review: The Obamas by Jodi Kantor
Will Obama manage to cling on to the presidency when the results of the US elections are announced later this evening? If Jodi Kantor is anyone to go by, Michelle will power him through, […]
Books: New Review: Churchill, The Power of Words by Martin Gilbert
In the run up to the US Elections this evening, Ben Meagher takes a look at a figure of our own great political history, Winston Churchill, through the power of words. In 1963, after […]
Mitt Could Be Worse
Is there more to Romney than a sexist, elitist charisma vacuum?