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The next 100 days: what future challenges for the coalition?
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
The next 100 days: what future challenges for the coalition?

The last 100 days have largely passed without incident but the government faces sterner tests ahead.

Cameron’s muddled approach towards the EU
Wednesday, 28 Jul, 2010 – 16:00 | View Comments
Cameron’s muddled approach towards the EU

David Cameron has urged France and Germany to allow Turkey to gain membership of the European Union. However, the PM has had a rocky relationship with Europe. Are his current actions sending a muddled message to both the coalition government and the public?

A free school for free thinkers?
Wednesday, 30 Jun, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
A free school for free thinkers?

The Conservative policy of allowing parents and qualified teachers to establish schools sprang into action this month. Secular campaigners can take heart in the fact that Professor Richard Dawkins has recently expressed an interest in starting a free school.

Osborne re-opens Britain for business
Thursday, 24 Jun, 2010 – 16:33 | View Comments
Osborne re-opens Britain for business

Whether it’s through cuts in corporation tax or the promise to spread new industries right across the UK, the message is clear: Britain is well and truly back open for business.

The chancellor who should have stayed
Sunday, 20 Jun, 2010 – 16:52 | View Comments
The chancellor who should have stayed

Gordon Brown will not be missed as our prime minister, but his impact on the UK economy as chancellor must be applauded.

Higher education cuts reveal spirit of student activism
Wednesday, 16 Jun, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
Higher education cuts reveal spirit of student activism

Students have shown they are not happy with the way their universities are being run and are unsatisfied with the relatively bleak future post-graduation. But can student-led protests have any effect on the decisions taken by either university management or the government?

Will the Tories swing their axe at the BBC?
Tuesday, 15 Jun, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
Will the Tories swing their axe at the BBC?

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a revision in the way the BBC raises its funds. Does this spell the beginning of the end for Aunty Beeb?

Spineless UN fails to counter the Iranian threat
Sunday, 13 Jun, 2010 – 21:05 | View Comments
Spineless UN fails to counter the Iranian threat

As conflict with Iran looks increasingly likely, it’s vital for world peace there is a united effort to invade if Iran doesn’t halt its nuclear enrichment programme.

The Conservatives are in a fantasy land when it comes to Tuition Fees
Friday, 11 Jun, 2010 – 8:30 | View Comments
The Conservatives are in a fantasy land when it comes to Tuition Fees

With not a single word about how Universities spend the money they already get, David Willetts proposes radical reforms as to how they can source their income.

The Future of Smaller Parties: getting bigger?
Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
The Future of Smaller Parties: getting bigger?

After promising to create ‘political earthquakes’, the smaller parties and independents barely troubled the Richter scale and did not do as well as many expected in the recent election.

Where the bullets fly and why
Monday, 31 May, 2010 – 10:45 | View Comments
Where the bullets fly and why

Whilst there are weapons that can be acquired easily, drugs to sell and people to sell them to, the cartels will continue to fight the Mexican authorities. Bullets will continue to fly because the drug trade is just too lucrative.

The Future of Multiparty Politics: 2060
Sunday, 30 May, 2010 – 8:00 | View Comments
The Future of Multiparty Politics: 2060

With a hung parliament and the first Coalition government in post-war history, are we witnessing the start of a dramatic demise of the Conservative and Labour parties as we know them?