Pierre Poilievre: Canada’s next Prime Minister?
His very rise to power was predicated on the anti-vax “Freedom convoy”, but he also has made frequent attacks against the World Economic Forum and their COVID-19 recover plan, dubbed the “Great Reset”, a favourite target of antisemitic conspiracy theorists in Canada
Why austerity isn’t the answer
Hunt can take the opportunity of Halloween to bury the zombie economics of austerity by choosing to tax the rich and set out a plan for the green future of our economy.
The centre cannot hold – What is the Republican Party?
And it looks as though there will be a next time. I think Trump will run, and if/when he does, he will almost certainly be the Republican nominee; frankly he will be quasi-coronated.
Truss’ ‘mini-budget’ is a car crash for young and ordinary people
What I didn’t foresee were the perilous moves and gambles he made to save the richest in our country tens of thousands of pounds and leave everyone else picking up the pieces of a wrecked economy.
A Brit abroad: student reactions to Argentine assassination attempt
"The overwhelming tone on Thursday night was not one of grave solemnity nor political reflection, but of mockery and exasperation at yet another national crisis."
UK Democracy is broken. Here’s how we can fix it.
As a new prime minister enters office after only earning 57% of the Conservative member vote and receiving the lowest vote share of any...
What’s the real deal with Oxford PPE?
Freya Jones interviews three PPE students to find out what the degree is really about.
The slow death of liberty
The problem with all these superficially defendable laws is that they fundamentally change our understanding of what a right is.
What are Conservative Party Members thinking?
"What makes all of this even more crazy and difficult for me to get my head around is that the members seem blissfully unaware of just how unelectable Truss is"
Liz Truss promises Oxbridge admissions shakeup
Liz Truss, frontrunner in the race for Conservative Party leadership, has suggested she will reform the Oxbridge admissions system to give all top students...
A very Italian scandal: the story of Draghi’s fall
The uniqueness of Italian politics is its surreal and absurd dimensions.
A crisis on our doorstep: threats to abortion rights are closer than you think
This ‘distant’ despair is much closer than we fear.
The fall of ‘Super Mario’ – Draghi resignation now risks adding to Italy and Europe’s political turmoil
The leaders of Italy’s biggest political parties must, now more than ever, put the interests of their people at the forefront of their minds.
The Trade Union Scare
It is also worth asking: how can workers respond to unjust circumstances and work conditions if their demands are largely ignored?
