Politics (Page 274)

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authoritiesContinue Reading

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, India’s refusal to condemn Russia and maintain a neutral stance has sparked many debates at home and criticism abroad. US President Joe Biden called India’s stance “somewhat shaky”. However, shortly after, the US also called India an essential partner in realising its mission forContinue Reading

The UK government has reportedly launched an enquiry into how British-manufactured components have made their way into Russian weapons systems, despite an arms embargo being in operation since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. Russian material captured by Ukrainian forces has revealed a significant dependence on western-made components. Multiple UK-manufactured high-frequencyContinue Reading

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a profound economic crisis, sparking massive protests around the country. The protests are happening against a backdrop of painful and unresolved aspects of the island’s history, following a civil war that drove and deepened ethnic and religious divisions. The poorest are the worst affected, butContinue Reading

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has defended his Government’s plan to continue with the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) to land owned by the Sisters of Charity religious order, saying the agreement effectively amounts to public ownership. The planned relocation of the hospital from Dublin’s Holles Street to a siteContinue Reading

Shutterstock Labour is set to decisively win the 2022 local government elections in London, according to the latest survey by the Mile End Institute in partnership with the polling organisation YouGov. Our poll of 1,232 adults between April 19 and 22 gives Labour a huge 27-point lead, indicating that ThursdayContinue Reading

Nothing like a coherent strategy emerged from 20 years of Nato’s war in Afghanistan; at best there were long lists of aspirations with no clear objectives or assessments of the resources needed to achieve them. But, two months after the Russian invasion, it looks very much as if the USContinue Reading