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The Resignation of Iain Duncan Smith: A second Conservative civil war?
Is the Conservative Party sliding into a state of Civil War?
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Brexit Vs Bremain- The First Fortnight: Speeches, Statements and Skulduggery
Two weeks can be a long time in politics, hell two minutes can be a long time in politics. Careers can be broken, made and remade; politicians can go from the flavor of the month to the poor cousin and vice versa. It has been more than two weeks since David Cameron announced the EU […]
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Brexit Vs Bremain: The EU Referendum Race Begins
In presenting the EU renegotiation deal to the British Parliament and the public at large, Prime Minister David Cameron has fired the starting gun on the greatest political race since last year’s general election. On the 23rd June the voting public of Great Britain will be asked to choose whether or not they want to […]
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Humankind and the hive mind- Our collective future?
The largest ant colony on planet Earth was found in Hokkaido Japan, in 2009. The estimated population of the colony was a whopping 306 million ants, all existing in total harmony and working towards the same goal: the continued survival of the colony. The current human population of planet Earth is 7.3 billion individuals. Each […]
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The Middle East and Africa: The Nightmare Scenario
What if the merging of Boko Haram and Islamic State is just the start of something bigger?
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Six Steps from The Kremlin- The Murder of Boris Nemtsov
Was prominent Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov murdered to cover something up? If yes, who was responsible?
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What are the practicalities and politics of preserving the Status Quo?
The world is an ever changing place; more and more people and society as a whole exist in a state of flux. Yet amidst this constant state of change, there is the constancy of the world itself. This world is not a new one and has steadily evolved over the centuries to become the society […]
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Would a super powered individual be able to exist in today’s society?
The popular culture that existed in the late twentieth century spawned an explosion of expression, this in tandem with scientific advances spurred our imagination as we looked to achieve ever greater feats. Media provided a fundamental outlet where this expression could find its voice, through books, magazines and television. It provided us with heroes and […]
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What would happen if a government or political party decided to tell the whole truth?
In today’s political arena, the truth is often the first casualty in the rush to sway popular opinion. The rise of spin has worked in tandem with a very old practice, the practice of rhetoric. Rhetoric was in itself a product of the Ancient Greeks who used it as a way of increasing status in […]
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