Alamy/Reuters The Labour prime minister Harold Wilson coined the phrase “a week is a long time in politics”, something that has certainly been confirmed by recent events. Up until very recently, it looked like Boris Johnson was unlikely to be ousted from Number 10 any time soon, largely because theContinue Reading
A political pamphlet published in 1762 described a conversation between “Great Russia” and “Little Russia”. In the exchange, the latter refused to be simply reduced to part of Great Russia and put forward its own unique history and identity. At the time, the name “Ukraine” did not yet designate aContinue Reading
Following rapid developments in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace issued a statement announcing that Andrew will lose all his remaining patronages and military titles (such as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards). Additionally, he will no longer use his HRH (“His Royal Highness”) style. This is anContinue Reading
Updated 1.15pm A Garda investigation into the killing of Ashling Murphy could go in “multiple directions,” according to former Assistant Garda Commissioner for Dublin Dr Pat Leahy. Gardaí are continuing to hunt for the killer of the 23-year-old schoolteacher from Co Offaly, after releasing a man they had been questioningContinue Reading
In most Latin American countries where there has been a high level of civil conflict over the past few decades, there are still huge numbers of missing people due to forced disappearances. In Colombia alone this number is estimated to be more than 120,000 people after five decades of bitterContinue Reading
Lena Si / Shutterstock In the first week of January, the Home Office announced that it would set up a committee to advise on the use of scientific methods – such as x-rays and MRI imaging – to determine the age of asylum seekers. Age assessment is part of theContinue Reading
Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock Breastfeeding beyond infancy is recommended by the World Health Organization, which advises that children should be breastfed until two years old. For children, breastfeeding for longer is associated with reduced infections, a lower chance of misaligned teeth, a lower likelihood of obesity and higher intelligence]. And for mothersContinue Reading
The Taliban recently announced it will establish a battalion of suicide attackers as part of the national army of Afghanistan. These “martyrdom brigades” will be “under the control of the ministry of defence and will be used for special operations,” according to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. This was condemned asContinue Reading
Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.Continue Reading
Following mounting pressure and incontrovertible evidence, prime minister Boris Johnson has for the first time admitted that he attended a gathering in the garden of Downing Street in May 2020 – during the UK’s first national COVID lockdown and at a time when group gatherings were prohibited. Johnson started hisContinue Reading
