Trump Reopens Government After Gaining $0 For Border Wall

Donald Trump has threatened to call a state of emergency if he fails to secure funding in order the build his border wall. This is obviously unethical, but could it be done and what would the consequences be? Technically, yes it would work and could open up alternative avenues for procuring the billions needed to …

Are We Really Going To Take This?

Politics seems to have taken a particularly dark turn over the past few years. A toxic smog of uncertainty, division, fear and loathing appears to hang over a great many people as they struggle to make sense of the world they suddenly find themselves in.

Book Review: No is Not Enough by Naomi Klein

Since even before Donald Trump was elected President of The United States there has been sharp division amongst many Americans over whether their president represents them. In fact, all around the world people are questioning the integrity, morality and competency of the so-called leader of the free world, none more so than Naomi Klein in her latest book No Is Not Enough.

“Not You, You’re Fake News”

We are all, right now, living in a “post-truth” age, according to some politicians, journalists, and others who really should know better.

UK Drugs Policy: A Better Way?

For over fifty years now the UK has been losing a war that should have never been declared in the first place. A war in which countless lives have been turned upside down and thousands of people across the world have had to suffer. A war that not only could never be won but also indirectly hands control of one of the biggest and most profitable markets on the planet to violent criminals.

UK Government’s Plans To Silence Whistleblowers In “Full-Frontal Attack”

Theresa May's Conservative Government has come under fire recently due to recommendations from its legal advisers to overhaul the Official Secrets Act to include a raised maximum sentence from two to 14 years for leaking documents and data as well as expanding the definition of espionage to include obtaining or receiving sensitive data.

Are We Manufacturing Weapons to Fight Wars or Manufacturing Wars to Sell Weapons?

Terrorism, it would seem, is everywhere right now. The threat of terrorism is something many of us have had to live with for a long time, and, despite various wars, bombing campaigns and military interventions, we’ve had little success in quelling these forces of terror. But what role do we play in their perpetuation? Are …

SERCO: The Dark Underbelly of Government Contracting

As much as they may like to give off the impression they can, we all know our government can’t do everything itself. Often what will happen is governments will contract private companies and corporations to deal with certain things for them. Take the IT company, Hewlett-Packard, for example. In 2013, they took in over £1.6 …

UK Fracking: Job Estimates “plucked out of thin air”

“Like every number you have ever heard regarding the potential of fracking, these numbers are essentially plucked out of thin air. What we do know, regarding jobs, is that the vast majority will be short-term, relatively low skill, relatively low pay jobs involved in delivery driving and security.”