Politics

Last week we saw the latest mass shooting in America where innocent lives were lost at the hands of a gunman whose sole intention was to use his weapon to commit the most grievous disruption he could.  The weapon was bought legally, and despite the obvious mental health issues that someone whose decision to kill people must face, there was only minimal checks on whether he was fit and capable to own such a devastating tool.  Guns have always been a part of American society, — Read more →

The voters of Catalonia took part in an historic election yesterday that could signal the beginning of independence for the region from Spain in a move that will radically shake up the map and the politics of Europe. The winning parties, collectively under the banner of Junts pel Si (Together for Yes) captured 62 of the seats in the Catalonian Parliament, and along with pro-independence CUP, who won a further 10 seats, there will be a majority of members in favour of secession when the — Read more →

So it’s happened, Jeremy Corbyn – perennial back-bencher and left-wing stalwart – has won the leadership of the Labour party with a decisive and overwhelming victory amongst his party’s membership.  That very well may be the easy part. Corbyn has now had his first day in office, and from the off it seems like it will be an uphill battle for Corbyn to unite the Labour Party that is now his and direct them towards fighting their real enemy, the seemingly untouchable Tories. Getting some — Read more →