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Parliamentary Reform: Who Stands to Gain?
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsAfter over 100 years on the backburner, Nick Clegg and his Liberal Democrats are finally dead-set on reforming Westminster’s archaic House of Lords; however, the reasoning behind this latest push for reform may be slightly more complicated and selfish in nature than the Coalition Government should like any of us to think. -
Starkey: Salmond is “Caledonian Hitler”
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 1 CommentAlex Salmond has been called quite a few names since his unequivocal rise to power; however, even the most appalling of these labels has been forgiven amidst last week’s assertion by controversial... -
Pedal on Parliament: 3,000 cycling protesters exceed expected turnout
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsOver 3,000 cyclists took to the streets in front of the Scottish Parliament last Sunday, in order to show their support for a more cycle-friendly Scotland. In what is thought... -
Pasty-Gate: Sensible Tax Increase, or Class Warfare?
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsIt shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that Britain is run almost exclusively by a group of very well-off white men – after all, it's common knowledge that the majority of party leaders learned Greek in an exclusive prep school before buying at least one degree from Cambridge or Oxford. Is this an unfair stereotype? -
America’s UNESCO Blunder (and why it’s bad for everyone)
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsThe phrase ‘shooting yourself in the foot’ is thrown around a lot these days, yet it’s never been more prevalent than in the case of America’s withdrawal of UNESCO funding. -
Cameron Launches War Against Alcoholism
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsDavid Cameron is prepared to take on the role as the nation’s foremost moral compass by proposing a series of solutions to the UK’s apparent alcoholism; yet the root of the problem may lay far deeper than Mr Cameron is able to dig. -
At Last: Cameron faces backlash over EU Veto
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsIn December, David Cameron made a legendary veto against a new European Union treaty, which helped to stall Europe’s economic recovery for, well, no apparent reason. Yet it turns out that even Prime Ministers sometimes bite off more than they can chew. -
Miliband joins the independence debate
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsEd Miliband has at long last spoken out against Alex Salmond’s proposed independence referendum – and unsurprisingly, he had nothing nice to say about Salmond or his Scottish Nationalist Party. -
Cameron’s Mighty Proclamation (and why he shouldn’t have made it)
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsDavid Cameron has grown weary of ruffling the feathers of his trade partners abroad; indeed, he has instead chosen to turn his gaze toward Alex Salmond and his frustratingly never-ending threat of an independence referendum in Scotland. -
Majority Rules: David Cameron Gambles on the Future of the EU
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsIn attempting to hamper Europe’s recovery, all the Prime Minister has done is to hamper Britain’s own political prowess.
