OPINION
— In a recent interview with the News Agents podcast, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that she is no longer 100% certain that the Conservatives would not attempt to abolish the Scottish Parliament
OPINION
Diverse perspectives and personal viewpoints on politics, society, and culture. With thought-provoking commentary from seasoned writers, this section invites readers to engage with bold, often challenging viewpoints that spark debate and encourage critical reflection on today's pressing issues.
OPINION
— For democracy to survive in the 21st century in the United States, Americans need news media to tell them what is right and what is wrong, not news media taking the easy, profitable click-bate road of sensational headlines.
OPINION
— There’s pointlessness, and then there’s Prime Minister’s Questions, where democracy goes to kill itself.
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— The most notable thing about Keir Starmer’s speech last week was the way in which the Labour leader shamelessly nicked so many Tory and Vote Leave slogans. Will he be touring the UK in a bus with £350 million a week for the NHS on the side of it next?
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— It’s either very bold or gob-smackingly arrogant for the leader of a party that has been in charge for the past 13 years to demand a clean slate and to be judged on future results based on some self-serving criteria.
OPINION
— Congressman-elect George Anthony Santos lied about his career on his resume before being elected.
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— As his “brand” starts to diminish, there are three choices left for former President Donald J. Trump.
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— The nurses’ strike is about more than pay. Poor staffing means poor care, and poor care costs taxpayers more.
OPINION
— The vote results of the last mid-term elections have had political pundits, politicians, and the news media speculating that it’s the end of Donald Trump’s political dominance.
OPINION
— Labour promising yet again to abolish the House of Lords is just more of the same old waffle, which will lead to an upper chamber which serves the interests of the government of the day.
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— Given how little the COP conferences have achieved since they began in 1995 – not to mention their gigantic carbon footprints – it is time to end this spectacle of private jets flying in dignitaries and delegates to discuss the climate emergency.
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— We are stuck in the Tory game of make-believe that everything is coming up roses in an English country garden. The reality is that following Brexit the rest of the world looks at England with a mixture of perplexity, pity, and amused contempt.
OPINION
— President Biden had it right when he said that democracy won Tuesday’s elections. The pundits, pollsters and press had it wrong when they say Democrats won the election.
OPINION
— With the Conservatives in government, the UK is very firmly on a trajectory to more cruelty, more demonisation of the poor, the weak, and the vulnerable.
OPINION
— China’s Zero COVID policy is being criticised as a means of legitimising the abandonment of public health in the West.
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— B. Jay Cooper, former deputy White House press secretary to Presidents Reagan and Bush, has decided to quit Twitter. This is why.
