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• Jeremy Hunt and the Lowest Form of Politics

  

  Burnham (left): surviving bitter smears from Conservative opponents  The National Health Service has always been a public service which has been the subject of... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Martyrdom of Alexei Navalny

  Alexei Navalny is a name that few of us had really heard of until today. But then, few of us can claim to keep up with Russian politics. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Right to a Safe, Comfortable Workplace?

  A bill has been presented to the House of Commons by Labour and Northern Ireland’s SDLP backbenchers, also backed outside Westminster by the TUC, proposing a... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Benefits Cap: There May Be Trouble Ahead

  As of yesterday, the Coalition introduces in earnest its roll out of a cap on ‘all benefits’ paid to households suffering with unemployment. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Profit Before Our Health

  As written for the new youth blog The Up and Coming Writers. I strongly recommend that you have a look at it, as there is a wealth of writing talent to be... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Replace Labour? Not Likely

  

  Bob Crow, the General Secretary of National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (the RMT) never fails to entertain. He describes himself as a... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Honour the Shard Six

  The prospect of spending 15 hours illegally climbing the tallest building in Western Europe as a protest is not a happy one, however important the cause is. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Organ Donation and the Ethics of Lifesaving

  

  English: Dr. Ehtuish Preforming An Organ Transplant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The Organ Transplant Authority is consulting over proposals to give priority on... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Avoiding a Police State

  The Inspectorate of Constabulary has conducted an investigation into the way police have been using their stop and search powers, and have found results which... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Workers of the World? Unite

  

  Unite. It’s a word that is associated with the biggest division in Britain’s Labour Party since the Blair/Brown infighting of the New Labour era. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Radical New Newspaper

  As you might be aware, I write for ShoutOutUK in addition to The Political Idealist. ShoutOutUK is a youth-run political news outlet which aims to offer an... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The NHS: Many Happy Returns

  Today the British public- those of us who’ve noticed- celebrate the 65th anniversary of the launch of the National Health Service. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brave New Egypt

  Yes, I’m sorry. I know that the media have been discussing nothing else for over 24 hours, but I feel it’s important to join in, on this occasion: what’s going... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gove Plots Sale of Our Schools

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  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thoughts on Positive Discrimination

  As traditional mechanisms for promoting social mobility have been dismantled, and (particularly in the United States) racial barriers remained stubbornly firm i... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gillard Ousted from Labor’s Leadership

  The Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the nation of Australia have, in the space of just 24 hours, got themselves a new leader. However, this leader is not reall... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America Finally Acts on Climate Change

  It pains us environmentalists that the world’s second biggest polluter and most influential nation has barely conceded that climate change is a real... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brazil Dares to Dream

  Brazil has a reputation in Britain as being a youthful nation of lively people, the footballing superpower, and one that is fast becoming a major economic power... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On The Alternative Queen’s Speech

  

  It is no secret that the Conservative Party has a large wing that is on the right (dubbed the ‘rabid right’ by some liberal critics) of the party’s leader on... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Case for SYRIZA?

  

  The Greek coalition government was shaken yesterday by the withdrawal of the Democratic Left from its ranks, leaving a centre-right alliance of PASOK and New... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY