Tony Blair

The House of Commons is an institution unique in its ability to be at once perplexing, and resolutely predictable. What’s unique about this fresh war is the manner in which, for everyone of an age old enough to read this article, this has already happened more than once in...

The day that Tony Blair decided that 50% of young people should go to university seems a very long time ago now, but sadly it is still all too relevant.  ‘Sadly’ because the horrifying statistic that nearly 25% of all 21 year-olds who have a degree are unemployed just...

Two words: political documentary. Still here? Good. Although it’s not the light-hearted escapism many of us crave from cinematic outings, Amir Amirani’s new film offers a crucial, thought-provoking analysis of the state of worldwide democracy. On February 15th 2003, over 15 million people in over 800 cities around the world took...

Tony Blair has recently called for religious respect lessons in education systems across the globe in order to tackle today’s ideologically driven wars, as well as to prevent religion-based violence in the future. This approach seems problematic for several reasons. Firstly, it’s debatable whether this mission is practically feasible....