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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...

There’s no denying that Kim Kardashian is an astute, savvy and successful business woman. She’s manipulated the image obsessed, materialistic society that she lives in to her advantage, and has managed to turn herself into a global brand. Hands up to her. The fact that stripping off is probably...

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...

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...

The head teacher of Bradford’s Hanson Academy recently caused a stir when she, rather militantly, forced a total of 248 students over a week to be sent home due to her crackdown on unruly uniform. Whilst her decisions can be understood, this incident highlights the stringent and too often...

Today, the world is witnessing the greatest refugee crisis since WW2. War, persecution and poverty are rife, causing people to flee from Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Migrants sacrifice everything to make arduous journeys in the hope of seeking refuge in a “civilised” Europe. They might have paid...

Conservative welfare minister Lord Freud has been widely condemned for suggesting that some disabled people are not worth the minimum wage. Freud has since offered an “unreserved apology” for his comments, but the controversy, in my opinion, speaks volumes about the willingness of certain journalists to utterly misconstrue a...