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Opinion: Labour’s Catastrophic First Six Months

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 By Jack Duncan

The Labour Party did not win the July 2024 general election; the Conservatives lost it. Such an underwhelming but critical distinction ultimately laid

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Opinion: Is Trump’s Government Falling Apart Before It’s Even Started?

January 13, 2025January 12, 2025 By Amber Murphy

In the days leading up to Donald Trump’s inauguration and the start of his second term as president, the president elect is seemingly

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Opinion: What the Rise of the Far-Right in Europe Will Mean for UK Citizens

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 By Magda Kanecka

Throughout the past decade, the far-right has been making a drastic return to Europe and beyond. With 2024 coming to an end, seven

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The Fall of Assad – A new hope for Syria?

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 By Gemma Gradwell

The unexpected fall of Syria’s infamous Assad regime has left many questions about the nation’s future. Opposition forces, led primarily by the Islamist

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This week in PMQs: Immigration Policy, The Fall of Assad and Defence Spending

December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 By Phineas Horan

IMMIGRATION:  Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clashed over immigration policy this week. Last week, the Leader of The Opposition decided that she

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The Rise of Red: What Could the Future of US-UK Relations Look Like? 

December 15, 2024December 16, 2024 By Isabel Whitburn

2024 saw the turning of both the US and UK’s governments red, with the election of Donald Trump and the British Labour Party

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“Deny, Defend, Depose”: Why there is no sympathy left for CEOs.

December 11, 2024December 10, 2024 By Amber Murphy

The murder of Brian Thompson, United Healthcare CEO on the 4th of December was shocking. Shot in the back and the leg on

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Opinion: The British Migration Myth 

December 9, 2024February 7, 2025 By Millie Rowsell

On 28th November 2024, Sir Keir Starmer addressed Downing Street on immigration stating they will “crack down on any abuse of the visa

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This Week in PMQs: Cabinet Reshuffle, Christmas No. 1 and Electoral Reform.

December 8, 2024December 10, 2024 By Phineas Horan

TRANSPORT SECRETARY RESIGNATION  Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Opposition, quizzed the PM over the resignation of the former transport secretary Louise Haigh.

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Protests Seize Georgia 

December 6, 2024December 8, 2024 By Gemma Gradwell

Extensive protests have erupted in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia in recent days following a controversial government decision to delay the country’s

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