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Entire State of Mind: Starmer’s government reforms
There are really only two things former Prime Ministers agree on. One, just how awful Prime Minister’s Questions really is. And secondly,...


Starmer's Aid Cut: A Strategic Mistake?
By Jack Keen Prime Minister Keir Starmer answers questions about the foreign aid budget cut. Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters On the 25th of...


Amesbury Swings First, Sparking Labour-Reform By-Election Rumble
By Cianan Sheekey Amesbury leaves Chester Crown Court following his sentencing, to ten weeks in prison suspended for two year s....


'I Who Have Never Known Men' and the Struggle for Female Freedom
By Ilinca Mates For International Women’s Day, there is one novel that I want to bring into the limelight. Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who...

The Great Gambler: Ahmed Al-Sharaa and His Quest to Redefine Syria
By Meghana Pappu Al-Sharaa with Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Equality On March 7th, 2025, a Financial Times article made...


The Tempe disaster – is Greece continuing to struggle with modernisation?
By Panagiotis Klotsas Protests erupted in Greece on the second anniversary of the Tempe Rail Disaster that left 57 people dead....


Liberals banking on Carney following landslide leadership election
By Reuben Gilhooley Mark Carney swept the Liberal Party leadership election with 83% of the vote despite never previously holding elected...


Towards an Uncertain Future: The European Response to Trump's Radical Foreign Policy
By Coby Saxby The past weeks have seen a shift in geopolitics seldom seen outside a violent revolution or coup d’etat. The US, following...


The Writing is on the Berlin Wall for Scholz: Radicals Surge in German Elections
By Reuben Gilhooley The writing is on the Berlin wall for Olaf Scholz: despite a record-breaking turnout of 82.5% , the highest since...


McConnell’s Retirement: Long Overdue, Yet Irritatingly Premature
By Cianan Sheekey A frail McConnell looks on during a press conference in 2024. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters It is highly...
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