Some of us would rather steer completely clear of it. Others may keep a distant eye on the headlines which matter to us personally. For me, politics has been my dominant interest for the past decade now. I repeatedly find myself asking exactly why. Why, when for so much of the time this field is…
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UK’s youngest MP presents Climate Education Bill to Parliament
On Tuesday 23 November, the UK’s youngest serving Member of Parliament, Labour’s Nadia Whittome, presented the Climate Education Bill to the House of Commons for its first reading. The bill was composed along with the help and inspiration of the Teach the Future campaign – a school based, student-led group calling for climate change education…
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India’s Prime Minister is set to repeal farm laws that caused over a year of protests
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has agreed to repeal laws to do with agriculture after the controversial new regulations have been protested against for more than a year. The three laws passed last year caused a great deal of uproar, mostly from farmers or those involved in the agricultural lifestyle. These laws meant…
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Rise and resignation in a day as Sweden’s first female PM is elected
Last Wednesday, 24 November, Magdalena Andersson was announced as Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, only to resign hours later. Following a last-minute deal with the opposition Left party, the Social Democrat leader and finance minister briefly secured Sweden’s ultimate political job title. Though Andersson lacked a parliamentary majority, in fact facing 174 votes against compared…
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The struggle of being a young person in the UK.
It no longer comes as a surprise to me that the government’s priorities do not lie with young people of the UK, especially not with university graduates. But the government’s plan of a national insurance rise to fund social care takes this thinking to a new low. MPs have voted to raise employees’ National Insurance…
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Boris Johnson against making misogyny a hate crime
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said he does not support calls to make misogyny a hate crime. He claims there is “abundant” existing legislation to combat violence against women and “widening the scope” of what the police are expected to do will only exacerbate the problem. This comes after the murders of Sarah Everard…
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Afghanistan: US and Taliban discuss aid in first direct talks since US exit.
Still insisting that they do not recognise the newly formed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the US government completed their first direct talks with the Taliban earlier this month in Qatar. The main topic of progress: Aid. At the start of the month, Doha-based Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen told press that a meeting with the US…
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Tension in Taiwan as the Formosa Strait continues to simmer
Characterised by provocative addresses and actions, a wave of renewed tension and concern has surrounded the question of Taiwan’s future in recent months- for the Island nation itself, China, and an international community increasingly focused on the region. Separated by a wedge of Pacific Ocean just a hundred miles in width from coast to coast,…
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The Green Party elects new leadership
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey have been elected as the new co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales. This comes as the party are polling at 9% in recent opinion polls, making them the third biggest UK party by voting intention. Previous co-leader, Siȃn Berry, recently stepped down after deciding her own beliefs…
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