Terrorism
So Osama Bin Laden is dead. Why is this so good? Terrorism It all started in 2001. Well it didn’t, terrorism has been around since the beginning of civilisation, someone who did something anti-royalist back in the day was called a terrorist, someone who just generally didn’t do as they were told was deemed a terrorist. [...]
AV vs. First Past the Post
I’m going to give a fairly quick guide to both systems, what’s wrong with them, and why we’re fucked. For what feels like the first time in my life, I felt truly informed about something that is happening in the world. On the 5Th of May we have the chance to cast a vote for or against electoral [...]
No More Urgent Care Centre
You may or may not know that the Leicester Royal Infirmary hosts an urgent care centre, that runs for24 hours. This centre is dedicated to cases that are not emergencies, but if help is needed in the middle of the night, it’s where you turn to. If this is the first time you’re hearing of [...]
Libya: The new Iraq?
As Allied troops move in on Libya in attacks portrayed as right, good, and the only thing to do, i asked the question whether it really was ‘right’ and ‘good’. Was it even necessary? Why are we there? Are we actually the ‘good guys‘ in this situation? Firstly with any situation we have to look at the [...]
Rupert Murdoch
In recent years, Australian-born billionaire Rupert Murdoch has used the U.S. government’s increasingly lax media regulations to consolidate his hold over the media and wider political debate in America. Consider Murdoch’s empire: According to Businessweek, “his satellites deliver TV programs in five continents, all but dominating Britain, Italy, and wide swaths of Asia and the [...]
