Monkeypox
— Monkeypox may not churn out variants at the rate of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean we can rest easy.
Monkeypox
— Monkeypox may not churn out variants at the rate of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean we can rest easy.
Analysis
— Boris Johnson’s government’s handling of the Northern Ireland protocol could spell trouble for the UK’s post-Brexit trade negotiations. The process of rebuilding trust is far slower when the breach of trust has been coupled with deceit or denial.
Brexit
— Professor Chris Grey’s detailed analysis of the NIPB in relation to the internal politics of the Tory Party and the wider politics of Brexit. But no amount of analysis can ignore the shame it brings to Britain.
Refugees
— According to a report by the UNHCR, the number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 89 million by the end of 2021. This number is up 8% from the year before and in 2022 to date already surpassed 100 million.
By-Election
— The Liberal Democrats think they can take the seat from Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in the wake of partygate – and longstanding resentment towards the political class is fuelling their optimism.
COMMENT
— I don’t know about you but the Colombian election has been a rare bright spot in the news from the Americas.
Human Rights
— The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda will be complicated by the UK’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda. A policy that, like almost everything else Boris Johnson touches, is likely to reflect badly on everyone involved.
Public Health
— The avian flu outbreak serves as another reminder of how connected we are to nature, and how our interactions with the natural world have huge consequences on us all.
Investigation
— Two of the world’s biggest tobacco companies are advertising flavoured cigarettes close to schools and in nearby corner shops in Peru, a joint investigation by the Bureau and OjoPúblico can reveal.
Analysis
— Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
Rwanda Deportations
— The European court blocked the UK from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda until after cases in the UK are decided. Will the UK government now consider withdrawing from the European convention on human rights altogether?
Stats
— Beyond the highly publicised US mass shootings, there are actually many more gun massacres that don’t make the front pages, highlighting the even more significant extent of mass gun violence in the United States.
OPINION
— The Juneteenth Holiday makes white nationalists and Republicans who make attempts to delete history, members of the walking-dead club.
UK Politics
— The Conservatives have always been happy to rewrite their own rules when it suits them. Rest assured they will eject any leader – no matter who they are – if they feel it benefits the party and its members.
Brexit
— They lied and cheated and then lied about lying and cheating. Doing so enabled them to say that they had achieved what critics had said was impossible, although they had done no such thing.
Brexit
— Businesses in Northern Ireland largely support the protocol, as do the political parties who got the most support in recent assembly elections. So why does the government still plan to override the Northern Ireland protocol, in breach with the UK’s legal obligations?
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