Local Elections 2023: Bad Omens, Silver Linings
After a full day of voting and a full night of counting, the results of the 2023 Local Elections are in. 230 councils went to the polls on Thursday in… Read more »
Author Archives: Euan
War in Sudan: East Africa Unravels Further
Sudan, a nation that has long been gripped by political instability and violent episodes, has become embroiled in a destructive internal conflict that has already claimed many innocent lives. Much… Read more »
Short: Biden in Ireland
US President Joe Biden was in Ireland this week, a trip commemorating the Good Friday Agreement and to tour the island, but felt more like a bit of a jolly… Read more »
NATO’s 31st: A New Iron Curtain?
NATO has this week welcomed its newest member state, with Finland becoming the thirty-first nation to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Finland, a nation which has maintained strategic neutrality since… Read more »
The March Protests
This month has seen reports of incendiary protests and social unrest in nations across the world. The importance of freedom of assembly and speech is no less important now than… Read more »
Hunt’s Maiden Budget
Jeremy Hunt this week announced his first budget in the Commons. There is little support for working people in it, but includes a tax break fro the top 1%
Illegal Migration Bill: What Human Rights?
The government has proposed draconian new legislation to tackle the small boats crisis, disregarding international human rights law.
Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework: Sunak’s Gamble
Rishi Sunak today met with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, Berkshire to reach what is hoped to be the final agreement on Northern… Read more »
Sturgeon Resigns: An Emerging Trend
In an unexpected announcement yesterday that has shocked British politics, Leader of the SNP and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigned in a short notice press conference in Edinburgh. Sturgeon… Read more »
Earthquake Tragedy on Turkish/Syrian Border
At around 1am GMT on Friday morning last week, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria, causing unprecedented destruction and loss of life in the region…. Read more »