Could a 1p NHS tax save the health service?
With the National Health Service reportedly the number one priority for Conservative Party voters, ahead of Brexit and immigration, Jeremy Hunt – now the longest-serving Health Secretary in history – has again floated the...
Terror transformed: from foreign fighters to homegrown terrorism
Since the fall of Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State (IS), in October of last year, declarations of the “defeat of the Caliphate” have dominated headlines across the globe. World leaders were united...
Bolivia seeks investment as lithium price sky-rockets
Over the past decade Bolivia’s dazzling Salar de Uyuni has become one of South America’s most unmissable sights. Millions of tourists have made the journey to see the azure sky of the Andes flawlessly...
How does the Mormon church influence international affairs?
On Tuesday, January 16, millions of Mormons around the world tuned into a live broadcast from church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The occasion? The formal announcement of the new president of...
Concerns grow over fat acceptance and rising obesity
‘Are you beach body ready?’ This was the question posed by supplements company ProteinWorld in 2015 on billboards around London, which also featured Australian model Renee Somerfield in a bikini.
The backlash began almost immediately,...
The darker side to India’s Holi celebrations
India's Holi festival is known as the "festival of colours", and is associated with fun, laughter, song, and dance, as Hindus celebrate in honour of the god Krishna. The usual depiction of celebrations is...
Mired in corruption, Bulgaria takes over the EU presidency
On January 1, 2018, eleven years since it became a member of the European Union, Bulgaria took over the rotating EU Council Presidency from Estonia. Until the end of June, Sofia will host summits and meetings...
Colombian vote: Who were the winners and losers?
Latin America’s electoral super-cycle faced its second major test last week, as voters headed to the polls in Colombia for legislative elections. The election was a prelude to the upcoming presidential election, which will be...
Trump pushes Latin America into the arms of the EU
Over the last two years, the global economy has witnessed seismic shifts in its natural order.
Since 2016, the Brexit referendum, the election of Donald Trump in the US, Emmanuel Macron’s rise to power in...
Bolivia: Relatives rejoice as ex-president found guilty of civilian massacres
There is an Aymara proverb which artfully invokes the idea that returning to the past can trace a path into the future: 'Qhiparu nayraru uñtas sartañani' - 'Looking back, we will move forward'.
Over 15...
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Peace in El Pacifico? Colombia’s Chocó region has its own agenda
On 17 June, Colombia votes in the second round of its presidential election: the first since an historic peace agreement was signed in 2016...
Salah meets Kadyrov: why are Egypt in Chechnya?
Kim Jong Un wasn't the only iron-fisted ruler to be granted an unlikely photo opportunity this week. On Monday the world awoke to Egypt's...
Could a 1p NHS tax save the health service?
With the National Health Service reportedly the number one priority for Conservative Party voters, ahead of Brexit and immigration, Jeremy Hunt – now the...
