Interview with Natalie Bennett of the Green Party
Natalie Bennett is the former leader of the Green Party. In this interview, she talks to Jericho about the policy successes of the party, the need for electoral reform, the prospects of a "Progressive...
Macron and India: Why his visit mattered
On 10 March, French President Emmanuel Macron landed in India for a four-day visit.
Coming off the heels of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rather botched visit to India, this mission was seen as an...
The Irish border continues to cloud Brexit negotiations
Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and European Union have been fraught by disagreement. However, negotiators publicly agree that a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland should be avoided....
Populism to Pensions: Love or Hate for Putin’s New Policy?
It has been close to a year since the 2018 March presidential elections in Russia, which saw Vladimir Putin enter his fourth term as president. Shortly after, the President, whose approval rating...
Ireland abortion referendum gives huge mandate for change
On Friday 25 May, the Ireland abortion referendum saw a vote to overturn a thirty-fire year old near-total ban on abortion by a margin of 66.4% to 33.6%. Referendum returning officer Barry Ryan said that...
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,...
Peru reels from a failed impeachment and a divisive pardon
Ever since Marcelo Odebrecht, the former CEO of Latin America’s largest construction company, confessed that his firm had paid US$788m in bribes in 12 countries in Latin America and Africa; the spotlight has turned...
Will Britain have a second referendum on EU membership?
Britain could consider its trajectory between 2015 and the present day as inextricable from that of the career of Nigel Farage. In 2015 he failed to win his seat at the general election, allowing...
Family separation: Fear, loathing and human rights on America’s southern border
It is easy to see Trump’s handling of his ‘family separation’ policy on America’s border with Mexico as self-contained episode. In early June Trump and his Attorney General instituted a policy of separating the...
Miguel Hernando Torres Umba: “I didn’t realise the extent of the problem until I...
Plata or plomo?
This is the question Miguel Hernando Torres Umba asks during his critically acclaimed production Stardust, a visceral education of the complex realities of the narcotics trade.
Plata or plomo, silver or lead, your...
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Populism to Pensions: Love or Hate for Putin’s New Policy?
It has been close to a year since the 2018 March presidential elections in Russia, which saw Vladimir Putin enter his fourth...
2019: Year of the Vegan?
The word ‘vegan’ was coined in 1944, after members of the Leicester Vegetarian Society became frustrated with the group’s refusal to consider...
Polish women turn to arthritis medication for abortions
Reporters: Shuai Hao, Joasia Popowicz, Francesca Regalado
Opening a pack of medicine for joint-pain, Julia Zareba, a student from...
