During the early years of World War II, the Democrat President Franklin Delano Roosevelt actively sought to support the UK even while the US was still officially neutral. Many of FDR’s opponents were isolationist Republicans who cared little for Anglo-American ties. Almost 80 years later and the story could not be more different. On his […]
Few can doubt that this year’s budget was an explosive one. Although most of the headlines concerned the proposals for a cut in disability benefits (which have now since been ring-fenced in the fallout), a new tax was announced which got the whole country talking: the sugar tax. Although fiercely opposed in certain quarters, the […]
With the EU referendum campaign now in full swing much has been made in the press about the divisions within the Conservative Party. After all, Conservative MPs and the cabinet to a lesser extent are split almost evenly down the middle on this issue while there is also a split among the grassroots support, albeit […]
For – Ben Harris Since the mid 1990s the UK’s nuclear deterrent has come in the form of Trident, a system of four nuclear-equipped submarines whereby at least one is always on patrol ready to respond to an attack. Now over 20 years old, Trident is due to be replaced (at a cost of upwards […]
Since Jeremy Corbyn became leader of the Labour Party last year, the Falkland Islands and have often found themselves in the news due to the his history of supporting “negotiations” over the sovereignty of the islands. For Corbyn, this opinion is part of a wider group of views on foreign policy which are seen by […]
Ask any politically-engaged Britain what values they hold dear and many will speak of human rights. Indeed, the UK has a long history of commitment to basic human rights which although imperfect has for a long time been ahead of most of the world. However, despite the high importance we place on our rights at […]
