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The Greatest Speech of Trumps Presidency Has Been Given – He Wasn’t Even in the Building

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 By Oliver Keay

Senator Chris Murphy’s recent speech stands as a forceful condemnation of President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to subvert American democracy. Delivered in response

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Explainer: What is the UK’s Kleptocracy Problem? 

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

The growing geopolitical instability begs the question of how the UK is going to protect itself and allies from enabling its adversaries.  

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This Week in PMQs:  Ukraine and the Economy 

March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 By Phineas Horan

This week, mounting pressure from MPs forces the government to take a stand, pushing for Putin’s prosecution and the return of abducted Ukrainian children as part of a potential peace deal with Russia.

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Opinion: Disability Benefit Cut is Yet Another Betrayal for Disabled People

March 13, 2025 By Gemma Gradwell

Starmer has fallen into the trap of many politicians before him: scapegoating disabled people in an attempt to gain support from the right-wing

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This Week in PMQs: Ukraine-US Relations, Defence and Breakfast Clubs

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 By Phineas Horan

The Prime Minister’s Questions are normally a raucous event and good spectator sport, however the mood in the house this week was solemn and unsmiling in its discussion Trump and Ukraine.

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Data Embassies – A New Approach to State Sovereignty in the Digital Age

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 By Joshua Robinson

In the current age, data is power. It is the foundation of so much of the modern world from transport, communication to healthcare.

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Opinion: Why Trump’s Idea of Gaza as the New Middle Eastern Riviera Is an Extremely Dangerous Suggestion

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 By Cordelia Moore

“Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing it, and creating thousands of jobs.

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Opinion: The Most Important Film at the Oscars 2025

March 11, 2025March 10, 2025 By Jack Williams

After a night at the Oscars that was unusually devoid of political statements and speeches, one winner made a strong and hopeful statement

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#Arts & Culture #British #Latest

Opinion – Sam Fender’s TV Dinner: A Love Letter to the Working Class

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 By Amber Murphy

Following the release of his new number one album People Watching, Sam Fender is enjoying the latest success in his glittering career. The

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“We Were the People Who Were Not in the Papers” – The Dystopian Reality of Silencing the Voices that Matter Most

March 9, 2025March 12, 2025 By Erin Morgan

Book bans and censorship have surged in recent years, particularly in the United States, where challenges to literature in schools and libraries have

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