The end of summer term at the House of Lords – Hats off in Parliament #politics
When I was at school not a lot of work got done on the last day of the summer term. After months of adding x to y and weeks of hic-haec-hoc-ing all but the harshest […]
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Is the public trust in government in terminal decline?
The recent local elections in England – particularly the emergence of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) – have once again prompted debate about the importance of trust in government. Set against the economic crisis on […]
“Black Mirror” and Italian Politics
SPOILERS: Do not read this if you have not seen Black Mirror ‘The Waldo Moment’ “The Waldo Moment”, the third episode of the second series “Black Mirror”, created by Charlie Brooker, went on the air […]
Why does Pussy Riot matter?
Earlier this week, three members of the Pussy Riot feminist art and punk troupe were sentenced to two years imprisonment: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina. The charge was for public disorder following a performance that saw […]