A company controlled by a wealthy donor, believed to be a major funder of the far right in Germany, has donated another £50,000 to the Carlton Club – which has, in turn, given £1.3m to the Conservative Party.
Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is ‘strikingly unprepared’
Contributor at-large || 5 min readThe government’s pro-climate rhetoric has met reality – and it doesn’t look good.
Rishi Sunak’s Goldilocks migration strategy: ‘Stop the boats’ and ‘start the legal’ passage
Rashmee Roshan Lall || 4 min readRishi Sunak is trying to please both moderate and hard-lined rebels within his party regarding UK migration policies. The UK needs ‘safe and legal’ routes for both economic migrants and persecuted people so they don’t have to risk taking boats. It’s time for humane migration policies in the UK.
A new era in Scottish politics
Wee Ginger Dug || 6 min readHumza Yousaf has been elected Scotland’s first ethnic minority leader. His task is to put his own stamp on the SNP, restart the grassroots independence campaign, focus on independence, reach out to critics and provide a better pitch to the public.
Climate change is accelerating – and the UK government is ‘strikingly unprepared’
5 min readThe government’s pro-climate rhetoric has met reality – and it doesn’t look good.
Retirement rage: French fury fueled by reform
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Rishi Sunak’s Goldilocks migration strategy: ‘Stop the boats’ and ‘start the legal’ passage
4 min readRishi Sunak is trying to please both moderate and hard-lined rebels within his party regarding UK migration policies. The UK needs ‘safe and legal’ routes for both economic migrants and persecuted people so they don’t have to risk taking boats. It’s time for humane migration policies in the UK.
Nitrous oxide ban: What the Dutch do in January, the Brits do in March
3 min readThe Netherlands and Britain plan to ban laughing gas to stop drug use in parks and address antisocial behaviour caused by the drug.
This is not a photo, but AI can pretend it is
3 min readAI is now able to generate photo-realistic images of human hands. It can now take images like photos and make them realistically detailed. With this new technique, the possibilities of what AI can do are endless.
Government finally publishes missing £248m ventilator contracts and reveals it hired a firm to destroy unused equipment
3 min readThe Cabinet Office have finally published the remaining COVID Ventilator Challenge contracts – and the waste is shocking.
A new era in Scottish politics
6 min readHumza Yousaf has been elected Scotland’s first ethnic minority leader. His task is to put his own stamp on the SNP, restart the grassroots independence campaign, focus on independence, reach out to critics and provide a better pitch to the public.
A glimpse of racial bias progress within America’s news media
7 min readDespite progress, the news media in America still has a long way to go in terms of true racial bias progress. Black voices are often ignored or drowned out by mainstream outlets, and real representation is yet to be achieved.
Dribs, drabs .. or drips? You make the call
6 min readDirty little non-secrets: Trump on the stump and other political madness.
Feeling special
5 min readRishi Sunak’s triumphant attitude regarding his successful Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with the EU may come back to haunt him. Will the PM’s smugness come back to bite him in the end?