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The Political Idealist
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A left-leaning blog on UK and world politics and current events, written by a young political thinker
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FLASHBACK: Good Luck to the Walmart Strikers!
FLASHBACK: Good Luck to the Walmart Strikers!Posted: 02/12/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: American economy, Black... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
FLASHBACK: How Many More Massacres Until Action is Taken?
FLASHBACK: How Many More Massacres Until Action is Taken?Posted: 01/12/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Barack... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Are You Calling A Thief, Mr Vice President?
Who Are You Calling A Thief, Mr Vice President?Posted: 29/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: copyleft, copyright,... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
John Bercow Versus the Status Quo
John Bercow versus the Status QuoPosted: 28/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: democracy, Digital democracy, John... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Children in Poverty in Britain
Children in poverty in BritainPosted: 27/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized |Comments Off Reblogged from Dear Kitty. Some... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Peace In Iran
Peace In IranPosted: 25/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Conflict, foreign affairs, iran, middle-east, news,... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Young People, Parliament and a Better Politics
Young People, Parliament and a Better PoliticsPosted: 23/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Conservatives,... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Votes to Curb Filibusters on Many Nominees
Senate votes to curb filibusters on many nomineesPosted: 22/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized |Comments Off Reblogged... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Labour Isn’t Responsible For Paul Flowers
Labour Isn’t Responsible For Paul FlowersPosted: 21/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: banks, co-operative party,... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Facebook Doesn’t Care
Facebook Doesn’t CarePosted: 20/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cyberbullying, Digital establishment, Facebook,... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Thank The Super Rich? You’re Not Getting It, Boris
Thank The Super Rich? You’re Not Getting It, BorisPosted: 19/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Boris Johnson,... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Yes, The Poor Should Pay Tax
Yes, The Poor Should Pay TaxPosted: 17/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Coalition Government, david cameron, incom... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Living Wage: Stemming the Tide of ‘in-work’ Poverty
The Living Wage: Stemming the tide of ‘in-work’ povertyPosted: 16/11/2013 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized |Comments Off Reblogge... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trumped!
I will freely confess to not being fond of the billionaire property tycoon Donald Trump. Ever since he started a war with Aberdeenshire residents over his... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Attempt To Repeal Bedroom Tax Narrowly Fails
The Bedroom Tax is the most hated of the Coalition’s welfare cuts- perhaps the only one with a solid majority (about 2 to 1) of the public opposed to the policy. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
‘Realism’ In Saving The World
In Warsaw, protracted negotiations are taking place between representatives of 190 countries as the world prepares to hit the ‘Play’ button on tackling climate... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Guide: The Ten Largest Protests in History
1. The Million Mask MarchIn November 2013, a coalition of protest movements, headed by the mysterious “hacktivist” collective Anonymous, held demonstrations... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Paxman, Nick Clegg and Hypocrisy
When Russell Brand called for a “socialist revolution”, I was rather annoyed. The celebrity, who does not enjoy an entirely spotless reputation, has little abou... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New York Chooses A Dash of Liberalism
The US has had its first spate of elections since the Presidential vote in 2012. The governorships of New Jersey and Virginia were contested, as was the... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The CBI and the Living Wage
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the equivalent of the trade union of businesses, is holding its annual conference today. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY