Politics (Page 560)

Luke Pollard, the Labour and Co-operative MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has called for Conservative MPs to remove Boris Johnson as their leader and as Prime Minister.  In an open letter to all Tory MPs for the South West, Luke states that Johnson’s is “unfit for office” after revelations this week suggestContinue Reading

There have been a further 4,004 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic, the Department of Health has said. As of Saturday morning, there were 481 patients in hospitals with the disease, with 111 of those in intensive care units. It comes after hundreds of people were turned away fromContinue Reading

BiksuTong / Shutterstock The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over concerns of China’s alleged human rights abuses. Predictably, Australia and the UK , members of the newly created AUKUS military alliance designed to counter China, followed suit, as has Canada. Boycotts areContinue Reading

Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Joe Biden, the US president, have held a two-hour “virtual summit” to discuss the escalating tensions in and around Ukraine. Biden voiced concerns about the build-up of Russian troops on the Ukraine border, while Putin sought assurances against the further eastward expansion of Nato. LittleContinue Reading

The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an “infodemic” of false information and conspiracy theories since the virus first emerged nearly two years ago. Exposure to misinformation can reduce plans to get vaccinated, and may potentially put more people at risk. This tension between those who are vaccinated and thoseContinue Reading

Ame26150/Shutterstock The UK government has come under fire in recent weeks for its “hostile environment” immigration policy, which many consider a contributing factor to the tragic deaths of 27 migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in November. But what about countries which adopt a pro-immigration stance and politics? AndContinue Reading

The HSE has moved to upgrade its vaccination portal and booking system in a move to resolve the issue of multiple appointments and no-shows. The issue emerged in recent days and was even the subject of a testy discussion in the Dáil where the Taoiseach said large numbers of appointmentsContinue Reading

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Justice Minister Dominic Raab. Number 10/Flickr , CC BY-NC-SA The UK government is pursuing multiple legal reforms designed to rebalance “the relationship between the government, parliament and the courts” – a commitment made in the Conservative party’s 2019 election manifesto. Many of these reforms willContinue Reading