UK Local Election Results Aren't so Troubling for the Tories
Boy, where to start? Last Thursday, thousands of volunteers and staff had a sleepless night, working until the early hours of the morning...
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Will Kingston-Cox
May 53 min read
A dark day for common sense: Andy Street denied in the West Midlands
Saturday was a big day. A nervy day. The highly anticipated mayoralty results in the West Midlands were due (and my beloved West Bromwich...
Dan Sillett
Apr 304 min read
The End of Humza Yousaf is the End of the SNP
When Humza Yousaf resigned as the First Minister of Scotland it was hardly a surprise. As soon as his coalition deal with the Scottish...
The British Youth Council
Apr 244 min read
Silencing UK Youth: Our Hopes for the Future
Written by Jasmine Brittan, UK Young Ambassador to the Commonwealth, and Zara Okusi, UK Young Ambassador to the European Youth Forum It...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Apr 204 min read
Croatia in Constitutional Crisis After Election
April 17 was a parliamentary election day in Croatia. A record-breaking number saw almost 60% of the population cast their vote. However,...
Jakob Reid
Apr 173 min read
Is Rachel Reeves Labour's Real “Right-Hand Woman”?
Whilst Angela Rayner may be the elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, in theory, Sir Keir Starmer...
Jakob Reid
Apr 133 min read
Kemi Badenoch: Tory Leader in Waiting?
When Boris Johnson announced his resignation in Summer 2022, an array of Conservative politicians put their top hats into the ring. One...
Petra Pavlovicova
Apr 113 min read
Pellegrini's Promise: A Pledge to Unify Divided Slovakia
On Saturday 6th, Slovakia held its sixth Presidential election since its independence. The winner of the race was the socio-democrat...
Caitlin Hoyland
Apr 65 min read
The Cost of Tory Tax 'Cuts'
As the general election looms, our increasingly fatigued and desperate Prime Minister has whipped out the tried and tested, albeit...
Benjamin Edgar
Apr 45 min read
Are Reform UK Really Far-Right?
The other week, the BBC was forced to apologise to Reform UK after it labelled the party ‘far-right’ in an article. The broadcaster was...
Hugh Lind
Apr 13 min read
The Economy Won’t Save Rishi and the Conservative Party
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Tories are on the verge of an existential defeat. Sam Freedman, a fellow at the Institute for...
Sonny Remmer-Riley
Mar 293 min read
From Scandal to Hope: Blackpool South By-Election Called
(Image: Sonny Remmer-Riley, 5th to the right / Blackpool, Chris Webb's Office) The seaside town of Blackpool, on England's North West...
Taylor Green
Mar 285 min read
Lee Anderson’s Defection is Bad News for the Conservative Party
Here we go again. Further evidence of fracturing within the Conservative Party emerges after controversial MP Lee Anderson decided to...
Danyal Usman
Mar 273 min read
Carmen Smith: The Gen Z Baroness Plaid Cymru Didn't Vote For
Carmen Ria Smith made history on 13 March 2024, as she became the youngest member of the House of Lords, taking the title of Baroness...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Mar 2716 min read
In conversation with the President of the Free Republic of Verdis
Daniel Jackson is the 19-year-old President of the Free Republic of Verdis, a micronation on the banks of the Danube between Croatia and...
Dan Sillett
Mar 224 min read
Barack Obama Back in No10: Here’s Why You Got Your Hopes Up
When the news broke on Tuesday that former US President Barack Obama was in town, I think we all felt a surge of hope and nostalgia. It...
Nishika Pishu Melwani
Mar 214 min read
Is Rishi Sunak Racist?
On the surface, Rishi Sunak appears to be a sign that Britain is progressing and embracing its diversity. From his name to his skin...
Devin O'Sullivan
Mar 213 min read
Irish Leader Leo Varadkar Resigns as Taoiseach
Leo Varadakar announced he would be stepping down as Taosieach and as leader of the Fine Gael party, effective immediately. The...
Leo von Breithen-Thurn
Mar 176 min read
Croatia's Unprecedented Democratic Shift: President's Fitness Questioned by Constitutional Court
On 15th March, in an unexpected announcement at the press conference of opposition leader Peđa Grbin of the SDP (Social Democrats Party),...
Jonathan Gibson
Mar 55 min read
Those Left Behind: How Mainstream Parties Can Prevent an Explosion of Populism
The term ‘populist’ is increasingly seen as a slur. A label for someone who, at best, appears to support simple solutions to complex...
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