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Peru in Turmoil: Political Instability in the Wake of Pedro Castillo’s Removal From Power

February 14, 2023October 15, 2023 By Ciara Howard

Just over a year after his ascension to power, “son of the soil” school teacher turned President Pedro Castillo was removed from power after a 

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Opinion: How the term ‘Far-Right’ now has almost no meaning

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 By Daniel Bassett

Far-right has a meaning, I’m told, but whatever that meaning is, it is almost unique in being totally elusive to any description of

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OPINION: The Art of Stepping Down: Politicians Should Take Note from Jacinda Ardern

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 By Ciara Howard

“I am human, politicians are human. We give all that we can for as long as we can. And then it’s time. And

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Opinion: How Erdoğan’s Threats Against Kurdish Syria Endanger Us All

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 By Ben Evans

On November 21st, in response to a rocket attack on a Turkish town on the country’s border with Syria, President Erdoğan of Turkey threatened

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Opinion: Strikes by the Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Is Britain Facing Another Winter of Discontent?

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 By Ciara Howard

Britain has a long history of industrial action, as the working classes have been “withholding their labour as a means of bargaining for better

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Opinion: The Journey From Political Pariah to a Jungle King; Has Britain Forgiven Matt Hancock?

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 By Ciara Howard

Nobody who lived through the coronavirus pandemic in the UK will ever forget Matt Hancock. Nor will they forget his downfall. We can

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Our Post-Argument Politics

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 By Daniel Bassett

It is said by much of Western high culture that we live in a ‘post-truth’ era, meaning that although there is widespread total

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Abortion and the Midterm Elections: Are the Republicans Suffering in the Post-Roe v. Wade era?

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 By Ciara Howard

Two years after Joe Biden and the Democrats’ victory in 2020, American citizens headed to the polls once again for the midterm elections.

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Stalemate in Stormont: Why Are Northern Ireland Heading to the Polls Again?

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 By Ciara Howard

Despite Britain’s significant role in influencing the geopolitical landscape on the island of Ireland, there is a notable lack of knowledge in the

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Opinion: Matt Hancock’s an MP, Get Him Out of Here

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 By Harry Ward

Headlines broke recently when Matt Hancock was suspended as a Conservative MP over severe controversy over joining this year’s series of ‘I’m a

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