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Trump’s America and the Race problem

January 31, 2018 Violet Daniels

It was only a few weeks ago (12/01) that Trump announced to the world that African nations, Haiti and El Salvador were, ‘shitholes.’ Speaking in a semi-public meeting, Trump’s comments were […]

Pope Francis’ tour: Definitions about Clerical abuse and Politics

January 27, 2018December 7, 2018 Carla Torres

Pope Francis’ visit to Chile and Peru was eclipsed by accusations made to bishop Juan Barros of covering up sexual abuse committed by priest Fernando Karina. Priest Fernando Karina, now […]

“Global warming is a hoax”: Trump’s threat to the environment

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 Alice Forsyth

With Trump’s inauguration officially beginning his first term as President, many of his first actions in the new role have sparked controversy on a global scale. However, the potential threat […]

The Middle East: a Brexit solution?

March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 Jatin Mapara

“Your security is our security.” This wasn’t our new Foreign Secretary attempting to woo EU officials into giving Britain a favourable deal on exit from the EU, however. This was Boris […]

Why are we so heartless about refugees?

January 27, 2017January 28, 2017 Seren Hughes

There are 21.3 million refugees and 65.3 million people worldwide who have been displaced by force from their homes. Every day, shocking statistics such as these scream at us from bold type headlines and […]

China vs US: the new scramble for Africa

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Jatin Mapara

Nearly one hundred years ago in one of the most obvious displays of imperialism in human history, the European great powers conquered and enticed the continent of Africa into its […]

Colombia’s big referendum: time for peace?

August 19, 2016August 21, 2016 Jatin Mapara

While Britain has just come out of what many were calling a “generation-defining” referendum, the people of Colombia are about to vote on something much bigger than EU membership. Colombians […]

Zambian 2016 election: a British perspective

July 30, 2016July 31, 2016 Jatin Mapara

    The UK is currently experiencing one of the biggest political shocks of a generation. Indeed, unless you were living under a rock for the past month, it is […]

Three killed in Bangladesh

April 26, 2016April 27, 2016 Abigail Fedorovsky

  This week three people were brutally killed in Bangladesh. Over these last few years, terror attacks have become commonplace in this South Asian country, yet UK media have rarely given […]

China censors homosexuality and other “unhealthy” content on television

March 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Jack Harvey

The Chinese state has censored televised depictions of homosexuality and of other “abnormal” activities as part of several reforms to its broadcasting. In the light of several conservative reforms to Chinese […]

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