The defeat of Labour Party by the Conservatives in the recently concluded British elections has raised a debate on whether the results could serve as a lesson to the US Democrats on the danger of moving too far to the...
There is no doubt that Julian Assange’s release of thousands of secret diplomatic cables sent shock waves through the upper echelons of power that continue to be felt almost 10 years down the line. With great support from the international...
Almost a third of British voters are planning to cast their ballot tactically, a move likely to alter the outcome of the elections. Tactical voting simply means people are casting their votes for candidates they wouldn’t normally support, in an...
Great Britain has always been the land of opportunities and a melting pot of cultures. Has the Brexit vote unveiled hidden thoughts latent before and now more openly expressed? Is Britain now becoming a racist society? Malcolm X, in 1965,...
Even though the upcoming British general election was instigated by Brexit, its outcome will be determined by several factors as the fear of post-election political impasse continues to grow. Already many political analysts have warned that the situation is quite...
The “Irish backstop” has been the major impediment towards the success of Brexit negotiations, between the EU and the UK. The controversy surrounding this stems from the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that was signed as part of the Northern Ireland...
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has vowed to bring the UK out of the European Union on Oct 31, despite a law compelling him to ask for an extension. Although many opposition politicians and Conservative rebels have maintained that there’s...
Last week the curtains came down on Thomas Cook, a British global travel group which has existed for almost 178 years. The liquidation left thousands of passengers stranded in various destination and 21,000 people jobless. The main reason given for...
What drives a young man from his privileged life to the killing fields of Syria and Iraq? Morality, says Jack Letts – “why do I have this nice life, and others don’t?” – and a sense of Muslim duty. He...
Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, known for his anti-corruption stance, but also his growing politically repressive, authoritarian regime, has called for a lift of “illegal” economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. Speaking at the end of the 39th Southern African Development Community (SADC)...
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