For generations, communism has been debated as though it existed in two separate worlds. In one, it is an ambitious philosophy — a vision of equality, collective ownership and emancipation from exploitation. In the other, it is retained via photographs of starvation, concrete apartment blocks, camps designed to stop citizens from leaving. The juxtaposition is… Continue reading The end of Communism? Why its ideas still echo today
For the past few years, polling gains, local election victories and Nigel Farage’s increasingly dominant presence in Westminster have all fuelled questions about what a Reform government would mean for the country’s future. But at what cost to women? The answer is not confined to a single manifesto pledge or campaign speech. Instead, it emerges… Continue reading What Reform UK could mean for women—beyond the ballot box
New York City has long been more than just America’s largest city. It has often served as a political testing ground where new ideas are introduced, challenged and sometimes exported across the country. From public health initiatives to policing strategies and housing policies, decisions made in New York frequently influence national conversations. Seven months into… Continue reading Seven months into Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty — could New York be shaping the future of American politics?
Border externalisation — the outsourcing of migration control to states beyond a country’s borders — has quietly become a defining feature of modern border policy. Marketed as “partnerships” and “capacity building”, it in fact creates a transnational system of delegated violence, where accountability evaporates and suffering becomes someone else’s problem. The EU–Libya arrangement reveals this… Continue reading Responsibility laundering — how democracies outsource border violence
On 3 January 2026, US forces abducted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, claiming he was controlling drug operations through Venezuela. As the Venezuelan government changed hands, and the new leader complied with American interests in oil, one country was left to face devastating energy problems and ongoing threats: Cuba. Since Venezuela supplied most of Cuba’s crude… Continue reading Cuba through time
For much of the last decade, Britain’s political affiliation has been defined by instability. We have gone from prime minister to prime minister, each of which arrived with sweeping promises of transformation only to walk into the jaws of crisis, short-term decision making and erosion of public trust. Leadership has become increasingly associated with steering… Continue reading From Manchester to No.10 — does the ‘King of the North’ represent a new kind of British leadership?
“At a podium in front of the National Association of Evangelicals on 8 March 1983, Ronald Reagan delivered a line which would become synonymous with the US’s view of the Soviet Union for the rest of the Cold War. Reagan called on the evangelicals not “to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses…”… Continue reading Has the United States become an evil empire?
Foreign billionaire banker, Jamie Dimon, has blackmailed the British government over its fiscal policy twice since November. See how capital rushes to protect its prospects. Jamie Dimon, US billionaire and CEO of the world’s largest bank JPMorganChase, warns the UK government that if they should dare to raise bank taxes or generally become “hostile to… Continue reading US oligarch Jamie Dimon threatens UK government — don’t become more left-wing
In political and public affairs analysis, the resurgence of the far right is often framed as a fractured viewpoint — an unforeseen force with the intent of sabotage that has emerged in response to the crisis at hand. Some would call it the cry for help, much like the replacement of a blunt bent blade… Continue reading The rise of the far right isn’t sudden — we just stopped paying attention
Following new asylum reforms, England has witnessed an intense outbreak of anti-immigration protests since April 2025. Many of these demonstrations have resulted in harassing minorities and shouting racist slogans, which has instilled an atmosphere of fear and incertitude. These anti-progress movements have made people all across the UK despair and believe that, despite popular belief,… Continue reading Anti-progression as the first and absolute sign of progression?
