A recent poll has highlighted how the youth and young adults are significantly more supportive of socialism than their older counterparts. This feeling, compounded by the rise of two pro-socialist candidates in the UK and US leads me to believe socialism is making a comeback of sorts. How long this trend will last is another question, but…
Month: July 2015
Lincoln who?
Lincoln Chafee is running for President of the United States of America next year. If you thought Jim Webb and Martin O’Malley were polling poorly for the Democratic party nomination, Chafee takes it to a whole new level. Many polls have him on 0%, albeit with a low sample of voters. So why is he lagging…
Acknowledgements
Over the past few days, so many milestones have been hit so I’ve decided to just name a few. Over 2,000 total views, which is pretty awesome. 500 views on my recent Corbyn article, which is also awesome. Over 50 WordPress followers, which is…awesome? I’m also getting a lot of comments, which if I’m honest…
The rise of Jeremy Corbyn.
In my previous post on Labour’s leadership campaign, I mentioned 3 people who were running for the post. Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, and Liz Kendall. Little did I know that minutes before the deadline, a man by the name of Jeremy Corbyn would slip onto the ballot. Many of the people who nominated him did…
Free Schools and their mixed ramifications.
The idea of a ‘free school’, one which was vigorously championed by Michael Gove during his time as Secretary of State for Education, has attracted both a great deal of critics and plaudits. So what exactly are they and what’s the fuss? These are schools propped up by the government yet are not controlled by a…
The detrimental nature of the London Tube Strike.
A newly qualified tube driver starts on a salary of £49,673 a year. This can rise after five years to anything between £50,000 to £60,000. Tube drivers get 15 more days annual leave than a teacher (43 as opposed to 28), work almost 20 hours less a week (36/55.7), and have a starting salary which…
Reasons why Tibet should be free.
Tibet, a region spanning well over 1,000,000km², has often been a source of ire for the Chinese Government when it comes to internal dissidence. It asserts Tibet was only granted suzerainty at best in the past and that it has always been a part of China. Supporters of Tibetan Independence would contend that Tibet was officially made…
Pertinent Problems 