by The Editor | Apr 30, 2017 | International, Politics
COMMUNICATION is a wonderful thing. Whether it’s through talking, listening, writing or sharing views on social networks. Literature has the power to ignite thoughts, it can comfort us or make us angry. But most of all, it educates us. Words have started wars and...
by The Editor | Apr 30, 2017 | Politics
“Politics is a life we choose because we think we can do some good” – Kezia Dugdale, 25th April 2017 Today the Scottish Parliament debated the cuts to Child Tax Credits being imposed by Westminster. This necessarily centered much of the debate around certain...
by The Editor | Apr 28, 2017 | Featured, Politics
UKIP has unveiled a policy statement on integration in the United Kingdom, a document that is unparalleled in its flagrant Islamophobic and racist rhetoric in modern British politics. This is where the lurch to the right in the UK is taking us. Integration is a deeply...
by The Editor | Apr 24, 2017 | International
noun: fascism (in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices. noun: populism Support for the concerns of ordinary people. I’ve put the definitions of the two words, as you’ll find them in the dictionary, above. The reason I’ve...
by The Editor | Apr 24, 2017 | Politics
As I sit here in my living room half watching television on the day my daughter turned one, I find myself opening my twitter app reading posts from Conservative candidates and Tory followers. This should be a day of joy and exhilaration. Instead as I sit here...