IN the latest episode of the Redaction Politics podcast, our team breaks down some of the ongoing hot topics in world politics. Continue reading Redaction Politics Podcast Ep. 5: Conspiracy theories, Hungary’s anti-transgender laws and Canadian conservatism
The concept of science driven policy has been corrupted by the post-truth society we live in. Continue reading From tobacco to coronavirus – the grim history of science denial and conspiracy theory
Amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen it has been revealed arms manufacturer BAE Systems and the RAF are still supplying military hardware to Saudi forces. Continue reading Coronavirus: No halt to UK military aid to Saudi Arabia despite regime’s ongoing bombardment of Yemen
Once a fringe proposal, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been thrust into mainstream political discourse in recent months. Continue reading Coronavirus: Universal Basic Income could serve as welfare solution during and after pandemic
As businesses and people prepare for an easing of the lockdown, it becomes more important than ever that we have the right tools to prevent transmission from rising as a result. Continue reading Public support vital to contact tracing apps: Can NHSx provide this?
Once more, the coronavirus pandemic has seen the globe gripped with fear and anxiety, and led to mobilisation of unprecedented scale and manner. Continue reading Coronavirus: How Trump might weaponise the pandemic to boost his re-election bid
The EU is using the coronavirus outbreak to disrupt the life-saving work of migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean, a … Continue reading Coronavirus: How the EU is using the pandemic to disrupt migrants
The Covid-19 Pandemic is having enormous political implications across Latin America. As the crisis hits Venezuela, Donald Trump is ramping up sanctions even further against the Maduro government in an attempt to bring about regime change. Continue reading Despite coronavirus, Venezuela faces no respite from Trump’s sanctions
A DECARBONISATION pledge should be the condition for any government bailout of business due to coronavirus-related financial difficulty, leading anthropologist Dr Jason Hickel told Redaction Politics. Continue reading Coronavirus: Decarbonisation essential to government business bailouts, anthropologist says
Saving lives from Covid-19 is considered less important than protecting the economy by many Western governments, a leading expert told Redaction Politics. Continue reading Coronavirus: Western governments ‘weighing GDP and stocks against human lives’
