The Sun Has Set on the British Empire: A Decolonial Perspective on the UK’s Returning of the Chagos Islands
After two long centuries, the sun will finally set on the British Empire . On Thursday 3rd October, it was announced that the UK would...
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Maya Sgaravato-Grant
Oct 134 min read
The left finished first in the French elections. So why has Macron anointed the (far) right?
On the 21st of September, two and a half months after the legislative elections in which the left-wing alliance, the Nouveau Front...
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Nathaniel Delo
Oct 123 min read
Could Labour be More Contradictory, or Wrong, on the Economy?
They really did take us for fools. Labour have lied to millions of voters (albeit to millions of voters less than in 2017 and 2019), as...
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Dan Sillett
Oct 114 min read
Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
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Charles Amos
Oct 103 min read
With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
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Jokin de Carlos Sola
Oct 96 min read
British parochialism and the true Europe - a response to Ethan Harvey
One of the key elements of British conservative intellectuals and policymakers is their lack of understanding of European political...
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Andres De Miguel
Oct 83 min read
Plasters for Severed Legs: A Guide to Britain’s Political Economy
‘ Change ’ cried Starmer at his post-election acceptance speech, as the country tentatively awaited the new government’s solutions for an...
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Ned Johnson
Oct 73 min read
FPÖ Election Win - Further, The Far-Right Advance
The weekend brought yet another far-right election win to Europe, with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) securing 28.9% of the vote ,...
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Victor Elizondo
Oct 64 min read
Mexico: at a Kafkaesque Crossroads of Her Own Making
With the beginning of a new presidency, parties in Mexico are positioned in different places on the political board. Party identity is...
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Omar Khram
Oct 54 min read
Keir Starmer Faces Winter Fuel Revolt Amid Donation Scandal as War Looms in the Middle East
Keir Starmer's leadership has seen turbulent ups and downs. As he continues to scapegoat economic criticisms on the failings of the...
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Dan Sillett
Oct 44 min read
From the Jaws of Destruction: Why the Tories are Already Back in Business
Labour might have won the general election, but the Conservatives won conference season by a landslide. Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
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Harry Ollington
Oct 44 min read
Can the Far-Right Succeed in Germany?
Only 9 years ago, the German response to the migration crisis facing Europe was hailed as remarkable, a true testament to the open border...
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Asfandiyar
Oct 35 min read
The Trump-Harris Debate: A Showdown of Polarised Ideals, With a Glaring Omission on Israel
Sometimes it is difficult for a journalist to set aside his investigative interests and focus on a particular event. As someone who is...
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Kara Evans
Oct 23 min read
The Independent Alliance: A Corbynite Ego Trip or a Gateway for Hope in a Parliament of Despair?
Talks of a Jeremy Corbyn-led alliance in the House of Commons have been circulating since early August as the former Labour Party leader...
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Beatrice Learmouth
Oct 13 min read
A match made in heaven? How dating apps are contributing to income inequality
How couples meet has fundamentally changed over the past 10 years with the advent of online dating. In 1998, roughly 2% of couples met...
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Dan Sillett
Sep 301 min read
Watch: Dan Sillett addresses Conservative Party Conference
Dan Sillett Addresses Immigration Debate at 2024 Conservative Party Conference On 30 September 2024, political commentator Dan Sillett...
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Andres De Miguel
Sep 304 min read
Why and Where the Youth Vote Far-Right
The stereotypical cultural ideal of a right-wing voter resembles that of an individual susceptible to fear of change, and who internalise...
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Ethan Harvey
Sep 295 min read
Draghi's miserable myopia
In its quest to integrate countries across Europe, the European Union has reached a critical juncture. Its future as a regional...
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Konrad Szuminski
Sep 286 min read
The 13 keys to the White House
In 1981 Allan Lichtman, an American historian of some renown, got together with a Russian geologist (of all people) named Vladimir...
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Dan Sillett
Sep 274 min read
Starmer Butchers Labour Conference: The Self-Destructing Silly Sausage
Keir Starmer’s Labour are going to lose the next UK General Election in 2029. I’ve been saying this for weeks and nobody has listened....
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