Anew era in the fight against climate change was declared last week in dreary Scotland. The CCOP26 conference brought thousands of bureaucrats, politicians—and yes . . .
Boris Johnson last week was selected by 365 Conservative MPs as the British prime minister. 14 million British citizens, some 21% of the population, voted for a Conservative MP. And those MPs, as part of the legislature, exist in part to hold the prime minister and the rest of his executive to account on behalf of the good citizens of the United Kingdom.
Read MoreAs the nation waits to find out who will be taking charge of our country, Saqib Qureshi looks at Vote Leave mastermind, Dominic Cummings to see how with a stable government in place he could shake things up.
Read MoreAmerica: the land of the free, and home of the brave. It’s a beacon of hope for so many around the world, emigrating to the expansive land to start anew, chase their dreams, and hope for a better future for their families.
Read MoreWhistleblowers are important figures in human history. These are people that are willing to expose the corruption and deceit that is so feverishly kept hidden from the public.
Read MoreThis weekend there was yet another incident of Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. The Conservative candidate and former MP Karl McCartney …
Read MoreIt’s becoming increasingly mystifying how on earth Jeremy Corbyn can claim that his radical economic proposals would improve the quality of life of people living in the UK.
Read MoreChristmas has arrived early in the UK. The political parties are promising the Earth and more to anybody and everybody. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party has promised to outspend Boris Johnson’s incumbent government on the National Health Service,
Read MoreThe average age of US Representatives is 58 and Senators is 62, which is just short of the average age of retirement in most Western democracies. The median age in the US is 38
Read MoreWe’ve been using the term ‘the gravy train’ for a century to describe jobs with good pay with little work. Nowadays we use it especially for the rich and wealthy who we often accuse of earning far too much, for being far too lazy.
Read MoreDespite the multiple scandals which surround Donald Trump, including abusive comments about women, allegations of sexual harassment, allegations of fraud, incessant and persistent lying, racism - both general and against multiple ethnic and religious groups, conflicts of interest, nepotism, allegations of blackmail and more …
Read MoreWhen Greta Thunberg talks of a generation of political leaders of who have taken her future, in reference to the impact of climate change, one point strikes me. She’s not even seventeen. If she was living in the US, and like other seventeen-year olds, she would not be entitled to vote in elections.
Read MoreModern democracy is an odd thing. This is how it works in Britain.The political parties nominate their candidates for the 650 constituencies, tending to give the folk who they like those contests which are easier to win (known as ‘safe seats’). As a first step, we as citizens don’t choose who stands for election. Political parties do that.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Western democracies around the world are struggling to appeal to the everyday person, with extremist parties, like Antifa in the US, the Brexit Party in the UK, as well as the rise of the National Rally in France, perfectly articulating what’s happening in our societies today.
Read MoreWhen Western democracies, like the US, were founded or emerged hundreds of years ago, the assumption was that democratic politicians would carry good intentions; that they would run for office to service their electorate, not to make themselves into celebrities.
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