What is Mr Gove doing? GCSE and schooling reform: Yay or Nay?

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Earlier this week we saw yet another twist in the educational reforms of Michael Gove. Since being appointed to the role of Secretary of State for Education in May 2010, the issue More...

US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT- TOO BIG TO CONTROL?

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There will be many people whose reaction to the US governments gaining access to millions of internet users and monitoring of reporters phone records will be a shrug of the More...

Long Live The BBC

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Now the BBC has been getting a lot of stick recently. Whether it be over the fallout from the Jimmy Saville affair to allowing ‘extremists’ to air their views on TV following More...

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The Week in the Middle East – Rockets Galore! Syria, Russia and the EU

After last week’s shenanigans in Lebanon, the focus has shifted back onto Syria in a truly international manner. As General Salim Idriss of the Free Syrian Army claimed more More...

Watch their language: David Cameron says relax

Because politics happens in the gaps between what they say and what they mean… When most of us, not ensconced within the Westminster bunker, think of continental Europe it More...

Bite the Ballot’s Financial Education debate: should it be in schools?

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As I walked into another Bite the Ballot event this week, I was unaware that my personal finance skills were going to be More...

Are Bitcoins the next big thing?

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There is a North American saying which goes something along the lines of ‘When the last tree has been cut down, More...

syria rocket The Week in the Middle East – Rockets Galore! Syria, Russia and the EU

After last week’s shenanigans in Lebanon, the focus has shifted back onto Syria in a truly...

us federal govt US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT- TOO BIG TO CONTROL?

There will be many people whose reaction to the US governments gaining access to millions of...

corruption Do as I say, not as I do: Politicians and living within their means

The chief of staff in Steven Harper’s government has resigned, after it came out he gave...

The EU and it’s institutions: A walk through

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The EU, it’s fair to say, has its fair share of critics. Those that oppose it now talk about leaving out More...

How New is Islamophobia in the UK? A look into Britain and Islam

The brutal murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich has sent shockwaves through British society. As he was going to see his..

Are Bitcoins the next big thing?

There is a North American saying which goes something along the lines of ‘When the last tree has been cut down,..

What is Mr Gove doing? GCSE and schooling reform: Yay or Nay?

School pupils sit exams

Earlier this week we saw yet another twist in the educational reforms of Michael Gove. Since being appointed More...

Watch their language: David Cameron says relax

Because politics happens in the gaps between what they say and what they mean… When most of us, not ensconced within..

US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT- TOO BIG TO CONTROL?

There will be many people whose reaction to the US governments gaining access to millions of internet users and monitoring of..
syria rocket

The Week in the Middle East – Rockets Galore! Syria, Russia and the EU

After last week’s shenanigans in Lebanon, the focus has shifted back onto Syria in a truly international manner. As General Salim..
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Obama Welcomes A New Dawn For US-Mexico relations

Speaking at the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City President Obama gave an insight into what he hopes will be a..
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Does ‘Culture’ justify sexism? Sexism and the Illegitimacy of the ‘Culture’ Defence

Earlier this year I visited Morocco with another female friend. Before we embarked on this trip, we were each individually warned..