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Colourised Photos From the Civil Rights Movement
2020 has been a historical year for race relations. The murder of George Floyd has resurfaced the deep structural inequalities faced by African Americans in the United States. From racism, violence, political disenfranchisement and poverty, the African American experience has been…
Boris Johnson is a Broken Man
Credits: Jessica Taylor / Parliament UK Asked once by a friend why he wanted to swap journalism for politics, Boris Johnson — then a well-known journalist at The Spectator — responded: “They don’t put up statues to journalists.” In a…
The Future of Politics Lies in Technology
Illustration by Zeyd Anwar / Sergeant Tom Robinson RLC/MOD / Wikipedia For law, politics or philosophy students who have encountered political theory, Susskind’s work particularly hits a chord. He asks, and more importantly, answers the questions that we all have…
How Pandemics Fuel the Rise of Large Companies
In June 1348, people in England began reporting mysterious symptoms. They started off as mild and vague: headaches, aches, and nausea. This was followed by painful black lumps, or buboes, growing in the armpits and groin, which gave the disease its…
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…
Noam Chomsky A Sharp Reversal of Course is Needed
On an ordinary day some time in 2004, Noam Chomsky was scheduled to give an interview. He entered what looked like a classroom; a large bookshelf clung to the side of the wall, next to an expansive and out of…
In Focus The Indian Soldiers of World War I
On 11th November of every year, Britain commemorates the fallen soldiers of the First World War. Over 4 million British soldiers fought between 1914-18, most of whom were conscripted. But it was not only British soldiers that contributed to the…
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…