Midterms and Milestones

Midterms and Milestones

  The American midterms took place on November 6th this year and have arguably been the most historical midterms yet. For all there was immense disappointment in several states such as Texas, after they failed to do a much-anticipated flip, there were multiple notable “firsts” providing hope for the future of progressive American politics. Voters managed to flip the house Democratic for the first time in

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Cohen: A Criminal

Cohen: A Criminal

Trump’s lawyer has recently been found guilty of several criminal charges including influencing the 2016 Presidential election.

Summer 2018: The Political Perspective

Summer 2018: The Political Perspective

This past summer, just like any other, has been an eventful one for politics, on a global scale. What with the development of the “Me too” movement, Boris Johnson’s racist remarks, Trump’s invoking rallies in the UK against his being here, the Supreme Court’s despicable allowance of the republican’s notorious “Muslim Ban” and the ongoing confusion of Brexit hasn’t exactly helped things either.

Biting the Bullet: Scotland and America

Biting the Bullet: Scotland and America

Katie Hunter | Depute Editor-In-Chief Last Wednesday, the world woke to the news of yet another tragic shooting. This time, in Marlory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, leaving 17 innocent people dead. Each time I see ‘shooting’, ‘attack’ or ‘mass killings’ in the headlines, it makes me question the thoughts of the killer, how one human being can feel as though they are worthy of

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Trump’s Polarizing Response to NY Terror Attack and Hefty Security Budget Cuts

Trump’s Polarizing Response to NY Terror Attack and Hefty Security Budget Cuts

  Eleanor Service | Reporter In the wake of the tragic events that took place in New York on October 31st,  President Trump has had a characteristically extreme and relatively polarizing response. He took to Twitter to say: There have been many people questioning the President’s response to this tragedy, saying that following this attack Trump has called for immediate policy change, but in the wake

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At Least 8 Killed in New York Truck Attack

At Least 8 Killed in New York Truck Attack

Eleanor Service | Reporter At least 8 people have been confirmed dead as a truck ploughed people down on a Lower Manhattan cycle path. It is being reported that 11 more have been injured, but despite their injuries being serious, they are not life-threatening. The male suspect was reported to have emerged from the van carrying imitation guns, before being shot and arrested by a police officer.

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Pence Walkout: Patriotic Protest or Planned PR?

Pence Walkout: Patriotic Protest or Planned PR?

Eleanor Service | US Vice-President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game on Sunday, supposedly in protest after players refused to stand during the National Anthem. But, there has been heated debate over the validity of the protest, as many claim it was a pre-planned PR stunt.