Pollution
— Good Law Project are supporting three legal challenges to protect our coastline and rivers from pollution.
Pollution
— Good Law Project are supporting three legal challenges to protect our coastline and rivers from pollution.
Finland
— The former prime minister of Finland actually increased her party’s vote share, but the collapse of her coalition partners has cost her the top job.
Political Cartoons
— Former Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson enters the 2024 Presidential race against Donald Trump. Perhaps not the best time to announce you’re running for President. – Today’s political cartoon by FM Hansen.
Public Health
— Air pollution can increase COVID risk by weakening our immune defences and exacerbating underlying health conditions.
Geopolitics
— Finland has gone from neutral to a Nato member in 30 years, in a move that effectively doubles the length of the border between Nato and Russia, and Sweden could be set to follow.
Scottish Independence
— The SNP’s new leader only just squeaked over the line against his rivals, which is a bad sign for his ambition to take Scotland out of the UK.
EU Citizens
— The3million has prevailed in a court case against the UK government, with the High Court ruling that data protection rights for EU citizens and other migrants must be upheld by law.
Brexit
— The UK government has admitted that the new Brexit processes contributed to the chaotic travel queues at Dover, despite Home Secretary Suella Braverman denying that Brexit played a role in the delays.
Voter Suppression
— The UK government is facing criticism for proposing mandatory photo ID for voting despite no proven cases of in-person voter impersonation in 2022, alienating 2 million people who just want to cast a ballot.
OPINION
— On the impact of Westminster’s English nationalism on the political discourse in Scotland and how Scotland is being held hostage by the dominance of the English nationalist ideology in UK politics.
War in Ukraine
— The head of UNICEF has reported that child casualties in Ukraine have reached a tragic milestone, coinciding with a recent report by the UN human rights office highlighting the increasing numbers of deaths and injuries since the Russian invasion in February 2022.
OPINION
— I have what I’ll call “mixed emotions” about the Manhattan indictment against former President Donald Trump, B. Jay Cooper writes.
United Kingdom
— The government has been accused of “losing the plot” after setting aside £8M to give every public body a free portrait of King Charles. Critics argue it is a waste of the taxpayers’ money that could be better spent elsewhere.
US Politics
— With a grand jury indictment of former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, a legal scholar explores what the law says about the consequences of such an unprecedented act.
Brazil
— Brazil’s new leader, President Lula, is treading a fine line between China and the US in his foreign policy.
US Politics
— Trump’s indictment will force Americans to grapple with the exact role of presidents – and limits of their power. Presidents have never been monarchs. If they ever act in that manner, the people have to remind them of who they are and whom they serve.
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