Why are fewer Ethnic Minorities voting for Labour?
The Left is gradually losing its longstanding support among ethnic minority voters. In the 2024 general election, Labour won less […]
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81% of young adults are furious, frustrated or angry about house prices
In 1980 50% of young adults aged between 18-34 owned their own homes. Today only 20% of young adults live
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Is banning prayers in school discriminatory?
Michaela Secondary School and Sixth Form lead by Katherine Birbalsingh is openly secular. It is also the BEST school in
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Kweku Adoboli… From Rogue Trader to Critique of the Banking System…
Kweku Adoboli was convicted in 2013 of the largest fraud in British history. While working for UBC bank as a
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Should Trans People have Equal Rights?
Should Trans People have Equal Rights Purely on the basis of their self-declared gender? This issue came up recently in
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Michelle Mone, and the PPE Rip-off: A Rare overt example of the extractivist attitude of the elite..?
During Lockdown in 2020 Baroness Mone used her contacts to help set up a contract to provide PPE equipment worth
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Why did girls’ mental health deteriorated during lockdown?
The number of girls and young women reporting eating disorders and self-harming were significantly higher than expected during lockdown. In
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The Opioid Crisis in the United States: A Corporate Crime?
Drug overdose deaths in the US, notably opioid overdoses, skyrocketed from under 10,000 per year in the 1980s to 100,000 in 2021. The crisis began with the FDA’s approval of Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin Painkiller in 1995, claimed as non-addictive without proper evidence. Subsequent aggressive marketing led to widespread addiction. Labeled as criminal acts of profit-driven corporations and a co-opted FDA, these actions resulted in significant damage with a reported 1 million deaths and cost of $2 trillion, prompting sanctions and funding to combat the crisis.
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No Jail Time for a £400 Million Tax Fraud!
In October 2023, Bernie Ecclestone, who evolved Formula One into a global brand, was found guilty of tax evasion amounting to £400 million. Originating from a 2015 case, the 92-year-old was sentenced to 17 months jail, suspended due to his age, and fined over £650 million. Critics argue this punishment is lenient, underlining the £400 million impact on UK tax revenue and upholding the Marxist perspective that justice is softer on the affluent.
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Cruise Ships: the wrong kind of globalisation?
The Icon of the High seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. It is 1198 feet long and