History always repeats itself. This rings true following the formation of AUKUS,  the alliance comprised of the USA, UK and Australia against China.   Continue reading AUKUS: Does this pact herald a new Cold War?

Somehow, mainstream Austrian politics must stabilise. The hard truth is Austria is the only nation in Western Europe to have been embroiled in political sleaze of this level. Continue reading How the crisis in Austria is emboldening the far-right

The Mayors are currently only a tiny step in decentralising power from Westminster – if Starmer wants to hand power down and create a federal UK, now is the time to argue with popular figures like Burnham and Brabin. Continue reading Labour needs to look at Burnham’s Greater Manchester for its future direction

Progress in any area comes slow, but particularly so for disabled people in Britain who have been campaigning for improved quality of life for years without key issues ever really being addressed. Continue reading COP26 shows disabled people must have a voice in the climate change conversation

Manchester was teeming with young Thatcherites and Brexiteers. The Red Wall is truly broken. Continue reading Is the Conservative conference in Manchester an emblem of levelling up?

Canada is often perceived as a utopian nation – especially compared to its southern neighbour. But the nation still has issues that persist from its colonial past and epic failures in its decolonisation process. Continue reading Justice remains elusive for Indigenous Canadians

Blair and Brown: A New Labour Revolution, which documents the story of Labour’s time under the two leaders, has aired on the BBC. Continue reading How Gordon Brown ended New Labour

Italy’s Green Pass could be an infringement of civil rights as the pandemic begins to wane away. Continue reading Green Pass opposition mounts in Italy as Covid-19 wanes

It seems the migrant crisis has an oft overlooked solution: let them in, give them jobs and collect taxes. Continue reading We should be competing to attract asylum seekers, not chase them away

Will America turn back to its historic isolation era? Continue reading America First: Can Biden learn from Washington’s 20th century isolationism?