Politics

It hurts just a little to say it, but Labour could probably learn a thing or two from the Tories.  Rather than launching into the second long-term leadership battle in as many years, Theresa May took charge of the country as Prime Minister last week just a matter of weeks after the starting gun was fired on the Tory contest. But in saying that, Labour’s leadership battle is exactly that – a fight, potentially to the death, over what the party stands for and how — Read more →

Last night, to cap off what has already been a tumultuous week, there was a failed coup attempt in Turkey as factions within the military tried to seize control and oust President Erdogan. While the event itself was completely out-of-the-blue, the circumstances leading up to it were years in the making – even though many of it was rarely reported here in Western media. Here’s a summary of what happened last night, how things got to this stage and where things will go from here. — Read more →