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Book review

Book review: Lost in translation

17 August 2017

Common Ground: A Political Life, Justin Trudeau, Oneworld, 2017, £16.99 Throughout an eventful 2016, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau was progressives’ most convincing piece of evidence that liberal internationalism wasn’t dead yet. The UK opted to march out of the European...

A question of trust

16 August 2017

Scottish Labour now has an opportunity to build on its election success At the start of the general election campaign, the received wisdom in Scotland was that the best Labour could expect was for Ian Murray to hold onto his seat...

The most marginal Tory-held seat in England

14 August 2017

Firstly some background – I was the Labour candidate in Southampton Itchen in June’s general election, the seat that we lost by 31 votes to the Conservatives making it now the most marginal Tory held seat in England. I am...

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North Korea, Guam and Trump – bluff or serious threat?

10 August 2017

The month of August usually brings an increase in angry rhetoric between North Korea and its main adversaries, South Korea and the US. During this month the yearly military exercises conducted by the South Korean and US militaries frequently lead...

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Listening to the right people

10 August 2017

It’s always difficult to predict the twists and turns of any general election campaign, but the outcome of the last was truly beyond anyone’s expectations. Theresa May went from having the largest poll lead of any Conservative prime minister in...

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un need to find a diplomatic off-ramp

9 August 2017

Just six months into the administration of President Donald Trump, the war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea have escalated, and a peaceful resolution to the escalating crisis is more difficult than ever to...

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