After withdrawing from the EU, the Conservative government is striving to redefine the UK’s geopolitical role on the world stage. Whilst a nostalgic longing for the recapture of British imperial […]
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End of the Union? The Relentless Growth of the Scottish Independence Movement
Since the Middle Ages, Scotland has possessed a distinct cultural and national identity. Yet, with the 1707 Act of Union, Edinburgh formed a political union with London, and the United […]
Northern Ireland’s Future within Brexit
Written by Jacob Starr After 30 years of conflict inflicted upon Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 was instrumental in the Northern Ireland peace process […]
The cost of independence?: An unsettling economic outlook for post-Brexit Britain
Written by Jacob Starr A trade deal between the UK and the EU arrived on Christmas Eve, just before the end of the transition period on 31 December. Since the […]
Brexit Debate
Written by Owen Buchan and Alasdair Bell – please note that this article may not represent the views of the writers, it is a debate to show both sides of […]
General Election 2019: Everything you need to know
UK voters will be heading back to the polls for the third time in four years as parties across the political spectrum in Westminster look to break the Brexit deadlock. […]
Prorogation of Parliament ruled illegal; UK Supreme Court adds to Johnson’s Brexit woes
This morning the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom passed a unanimous judgement declaring that Parliament had been illegally prorogued as a result of the Prime Minister’s “unlawful” advice to […]
Minorities, miscalculations, and madness; Brexit in a nutshell
I’ve said for a while now that there has never been a more fascinating time to be interested in politics. Unlike most of my other statements, this seems to age […]
Remain alliance wins Brecon by-election; Johnson majority now down to one
Last night the Liberal Democratic party delivered some early bad news to Boris Johnson and his Conservative government last night. Buoyed by the decisions of The Independent Group for Change, […]
Prime Minister Johnson’s Cabinet is now complete: Where do we go from here?
Boris Johnson has been elected as the new leader of the Conservative party, and there is already plenty we can learn of the new Premiership simply by looking at the […]