[카테고리:] Politics
Britains Private Schools Are a Social Problem
Private schools tend to be richly resourced and expensive, so those children lucky enough to attend them normally receive a good education, with academic advantages enhanced by a range of extra-curricular activities. But while this might be great for private…
The Shambolic Prime Minister
No.10 Downing Street / Flickr To be prime minister is to make change to the millions of voters who have placed their trust in you; to hold respect for the highest office in the land; and to discharge one’s duties…
The United Kingdom Needs to Share its COVID Vaccines
Illustration by Zeyd Anwar / New Politic As soon as the UK’s vaccination strategy started proving successful earlier this year, arguments in favour of sharing excess COVID-19 vaccines with other countries began to appear. Yet over six months later, barely any vaccines…
The Meaning Behind Boris Johnsons Hair
Credits: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street There remains a certain cultural fascination with Boris Johnson’s hair. It has been a topic of national conversation that has swept media outlets for years: the subject of national embarrassment according to…
Boris Johnson is an Indictment of the British Political System
Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street It can be easy to get swept up in the drama surrounding Boris Johnson. He, after all, appears to encourage it. But the current instability plaguing the British government raises more…
The Billionaire Space Race Reveals Capitalisms Flawed Obsession With Growth
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids, laments the Rocket Man in Elton John’s timeless classic. In fact, it’s cold as hell. But that doesn’t seem to worry a new generation of space entrepreneurs intent on colonising…
Peter Stefanovic Exposed Boris Johnsons Lies
Number 10 / Downing Street, Flickr / Illustration by Zeyd Anwar; New Politic Peter Stefanovic’s video needs little introduction. It has been viewed over 33 million times. Boris Johnson, standing in the House of Commons, makes various claims: that the…
How to Build a Chumocracy
Illustration by Zeyd Anwar; Unplash If you want to build a chumocracy, there is a tried and tested method. First, wait for a national catastrophe. A world war, a security crisis or even a pandemic will do. Make sure that…
Coronavirus Might Still Have Some Tricks to Pull
The pandemic has enabled us to study the details of how evolution happens — in real time. Scientists have generated more than two million genome sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, allowing us to dissect the minutiae of evolutionary changes to a…
Blair Mark II
Three things are clear from Keir Starmer’s conference speech: Corbynism is dead and buried; Blairism is making a comeback; and Keir Starmer’s vision for Britain lies in work, care, equality and security. Labour has returned as a serious force for…