Qatar Becomes a Political Football in Middle East Game of Thrones

Foreign Affairs

Struan Stevenson

Where the SNP went wrong

The SNP lost 21 seats in the recent General Election — Robbie Nicoll asks whether this is a cause for celebration or for reflection?

The Centre Cannot Hold

The heyday of the nineties and noughties is over — Pasokification has meant that the centre cannot hold. Things can only get worse for centrists.

Socialism: Wilde and Free

Socialism is often unfairly caricatured as bureaucratic and authoritarian. Yet, as Oscar Wilde argued, socialism is at heart about giving people the freedom to fulfil their potential.

UK Politics

The #GE2017 ‘Youthquake’ — did the forgotten generation finally speak up?

Was the UK’s 2017 general election a turning point for young voters?

UK Politics

By Joe Perry

The Fight to Survive: Media Plurality

With Rupert Murdoch’s takeover bid of Sky coming under fire over the potential harm to media plurality within the UK, it calls into question the survival of a diverse UK media. As cross-media conglomerates continue to dominate we must address how the uncertain…

The end of anxiety over citizens’ rights?

Last Tuesday Prime Minister Theresa May released the working paper outlining the government’s stance on citizen’s rights for the ongoing withdrawal negotiations. Although there has been some negative reactions from Brussels, the paper comes close to what the EU is asking for.

NU-SOS

The National Union of Students is an embarrassment to most students in the country - it’s time to take back control.

UK Politics
 By Frank Davies
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Socialism for the rich, Austerity for the rest?

We were never all in this together. From the first day they took office in 2010, the Conservatives’ mission was to introduce brutal cuts to public services, but not for the reason you might think.