• The Rise of Syriza: What are the Consequences for the Left?

    Syriza has waltzed into power in Greece, now commanding nearly half the seats in the Greek parliament. A country fuelled on the woes of the economic and social crises of the Eurozone, it should be of no surprise that the electorate in Greece voted in a party that has...
  • In the debate about immigration, we have forgotten compassion

    Perhaps understandably in the run-up to the general election, the immigration debate has been gaining a lot of traction. Looking at its increased representation in the media, combined with a recent trip to Liverpool’s International Slavery museum, has led to some conclusions on my part: Fundamentally, all parties to...
  • Who are the real benefit scroungers? It might be the UK

    Some anti-immigration parties might be in for a shock this week when they discover that UK citizens are claiming more unemployment benefits in some European countries, than those countries’ citizens are claiming in the UK. It exposes the harsh truth that Britain can be a bit of an immigration...
  • Je suis charlie, and you should be too

    At 11.30am on the 7th January, armed gunmen stormed the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring several more. Three men are currently on the run from French police, sparking a manhunt throughout the city of Paris. As the old saying goes, ‘actions speak...
  • Cameron supports the TTIP. Here’s why we should be angry.

    David Cameron told delegates at the G20 conference last week that he was willing to fire ‘rocket boosters’ under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP. By now familiar to many, the TTIP is an EU-US Free Trade Agreement that aims to establish increased trade between the European...
  • In-depth: Why did Left Unity debate on whether Britain should support ISIS?

    Last weekend, 15-16th November, new British political party Left Unity held their conference. One of the proposals in particular caught the eye of right-wing bloggers such as Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, who posted a video of ‘Looney’ ‘Left Unity debating backing ISIS.’ The proposed amendment (which in fact...
  • From “cyber-democracy” to mob justice: How far is too far?

    With the second series of Dapper Laughs pulled by ITV, and Julien Blanc, also known as the ‘rape guru’, denied a UK visa, one cannot deny the power of cyber democracy. E-petitions and social media are the way in which we are able to express emotions and opinions when...