WHO to blame?
As the Trump administration halted funding for the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO), there is a lot to reflect on this...
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Love or hate him, there were few so sincere: a look at the legacy of Bernie Sanders
I try to make a point not to idolise politicians, but I think it is hard not to look at Bernie Sanders and find characteristics worthy of...
Sir Keir Starmer’s challenging time ahead
Harry Truman on learning that he had become President of the United States said, ‘I feel like the moon, the stars, and all the planets...
The Green Silver Lining amidst the Coronavirus outbreak
The stock market in freefall, countries in lockdown and the airline industry seems to be on the brink of collapse - nothing seems to be...
Reflections on Brexit
When the United Kingdom finally left the EU at 11pm on the 31st January 2020, I was one of the many people attending a ‘Brexit Party’....
Government reports must be open, frank and honest
I don’t remember a lot about my early years in education, but the feelings that never left me were those relating to criticism. Whether...
Shinzo Abe and Japan’s Second Sunrise
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has a belated new year’s resolution: establishing a “new era of Japanese diplomacy,'' according to a...
The SNP have no mandate for a second independence referendum
Insanity, as Einstein once said, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. When political discourse is...
Understanding the new wave of Middle Eastern protests
The first Arab Spring began in 2011 due to civil unrest and ended in 2013 with either Arab governments quashing the protests with force,...
Opinion polls are flawed - but they shouldn’t be banned
Every election campaign is unique. There are different leaders making the case for their party to receive votes. The topics under...
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