“America today is not a reliable anchor of democracy or global order. It is a deeply divided state, flirting with authoritarianism, weaponising its economic dominance, and willing to bully its allies to serve its own interests. Britain’s refusal to confront reality has left it exposed, with the added failure of Brexit making the situation worse.”
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‘The Middle East has entered one of its most volatile moments in decades following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in a joint United States–Israeli air strike on 28 February 2026.’ Matthew Bailey writes on the coming times for Iran and the Middle East.
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On the 3rd of February 2026, Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, set out a→
Iran’s political crisis is often reported in fragments: isolated protests, brief crackdowns, and sporadic diplomatic stand-offs with the West. What is less frequently conveyed is the enormous scale of violence used to suppress dissent, or the generational nature of the challenge now confronting the Islamic Republic.
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Image: Photo by Guillaume Périgois on Unsplash Since Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025,→
WOULD A WEALTH TAX KILL THE ECONOMY
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2025 has been a turbulent time for UK politics. We’ve seen titans of politics fall→
Nik Mielnik discusses how withdrawing from the Human Rights Act would not address the root cause of why there appears to be so many asylum seeker cases in the UK
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Whistleblowers: The Fight Against Silence
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The UK is supposedly committed to Sustainable Development Goals, yet the aid budget cut is actively working against them. Matthew Bailey discussed the real-world consequences of this in Africa.
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