Current Affairs
The Trump-Zelensky Ambush: A Dark Warning for the Future
The most surprising thing about Trump’s ambush of Zelensky last Friday is that so many people didn’t see it coming. I am no Jeremy Bowen, but even earlier in the week, I was messaging a friend saying that everything about it felt off. Trump was already making noise about some supposed minerals deal with Ukraine except it came with no security guarantees. That immediately set alarm bells ringing. Either Zelensky was being wildly naive ...
Why Does the Government Borrow Money When It Can Just Print It?
For years, we have fed a simple story we must believe: the government needs money, so it borrows from financial markets, then spends decades repaying the debt with interest. Just like a responsible adult with a mortgage. Get it? The government is like a household you see. That’s how you should understand it or you’re a conspiracy theorist. But hold on a moment and get your head around this. Why does the UK government, which literally ...
Why Is Labour So Obsessed With Pacifying the Right?
For a party elected on a platform of change, Labour’s approach to governing seems oddly preoccupied with keeping the right-wing press happy rather than delivering for its core supporters. Instead of using its mandate to push forward bold policies, Labour appears more concerned with neutralising attacks from conservative media outlets like The Daily Mail, The Sun, and GB News. Take the recent cut in foreign aid to pay for increased defence. ...
The Pothole Paradox: How Stupid Do You Have to Be?
Ah, the sweet, sweet irony of modern political whining. One minute, idiots are railing against taxation, snarling at the “bloated state,” and singing hymns to the free market gods. The next? They’re furiously tweeting about potholes, NHS waiting times, and how there aren’t enough police to stop your local crime wave. How stupid do you have to be to not see the connection? Let us spell it out. If you don’t want to pay tax, then ...
Keep Religion Out of Schools: A Case for Secular Education
Religion and education two institutions that have shaped societies for centuries, yet I can never understand why they are not distinctly separate. The notion that religious teachings should have a place in state education is, in my opinion, outdated, unnecessary, and, quite frankly, ridiculous. This isn't an anti-religion tirade; I have no problem with people practicing their faith if that’s what takes their fancy. What I do have a problem ...