More by Omar Bishara Sir Winston Churchill, “The problem with democracy…” The UK’s Prime Minister during the second world war was a very controversial figure who made some rather bold statements. Churchill’s quotes remain potent and relevant to date. With the EU and wider world loosing patience with the UK…
By Vinnie Yaqub US Politics | “Women shouldn’t have the right to vote” Women Shouldn’t Have the Right to Vote, says US far right leader Richard Spencer. “I don’t think that that’s a great thing,” Spencer said of women voting. White Suprematist Richard Spencer’s tiki torch rallies in…
By Mimo Qaira Animal Behaviour research has discovered dogs live in democracies using sneezes to vote ‘The more sneezes that occurred, the more likely it was that the pack moved off and started hunting’ African wild dogs sneeze to vote on when the pack will go hunting, according to…
By Zakiya Afzani Boaty McBoatface meet Trainy McTrainface When the UK let the public vote on a name for a new Navy ship, they British democracy voted overwhelmingly for one name. Boaty McBoatface. The UK government did not uphold it’s promise to use the name and rejected the public vote….
By Malik Shahid Half of European citizens no longer believe democracy is the way forwards Only around half of young Europeans think of democracy as the best form of government, a new survey has found, while three-quarters see the EU as more of an economic pact rather than a group…
By Tim Derbyshire The government has come under fire for proposing dramatic new prison sentences for journalists and whistleblowers The UK government’s legal advisers have been accused of launching a “full-frontal attack” on whistleblowers and journalists over proposals to radically increase prison sentences for revealing state secrets and prosecute…
