Seeing as I have exams starting in 2 days, I will only resume posting one week from now. (7th June). Till then, I doubt I will have time to post anything. Just a quick heads up to you all. Adi
Month: May 2015
Why I’m skeptical of votes at 16.
Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece. Please don’t take my word for everything I say. You can disagree with it. Anyone can. These are some of the points I often hear when discussing votes at 16. “It’ll reduce alienation among the youth” “It’ll increase turnout” “Citizenship classes are compulsory in the UK so people are…
Rebuilding Labour after the General Election; an impossible task?
This month’s UK General Election swung decisively towards the Conservative Party, where they gained 331 out of 650 constituencies, winning a slender majority. Polling right up till election day put the incumbent Conservatives and their opposition Labour virtually neck and neck. In fact, bookies made Ed Miliband the odds on favourite to reach Downing Street…
So, Rick Santorum is running for President again.
Just when people thought the Republican field for Presidential candidates couldn’t any more cramped, it did. Cue Rick Santorum, a fifty something ex-senator. This is a man who once brazenly stated that President Obama subscribed to a ‘phony theology’ and that the religious views of politicians are significant. He also went on to cite examples such…
Europe’s current situation should be a cause for concern.
In only 3 years [2010-13] approval of the EU from nations such as Greece and Spain have halved. It’s a bit of a sombre way to start an article but hey, I didn’t come up with these figures. It’s the world we live in. Only a few months ago in the Greek Elections, Golden Dawn,…
Why, hello there!
Dear reader, Welcome to my blog! I really am grateful yet somehow bewildered as to how you’ve stumbled across onto this very obscure crevice on the internet. But hey, I’m not complaining. In fact, I hope that over the course of the next few weeks, you’ll find this blog to serve a purpose; a pertinent…
Pertinent Problems 