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US President Donald Trump has halted funding for the WHO (World Health Organisation). On Tuesday Trump told reporters, “I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus”. Trump also questioned the organisation’s relationshipContinue reading “US President Donald Trump halts funding for the WHO”

EU Finance Ministers recently agreed on several common financial measures to protect countries in the EU that have been particularly affected by the coronavirus crisis. The measures, yet to gain final approval by the respective EU countries’ leaders, includes a joint employment insurance fund worth 100 billion euros, 200 billion euros of liquidity made availableContinue reading “EU finance ministers agree on measures to protect countries from the fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis”

Keir Starmer was announced as the new Leader of the Labour Party on Saturday and Angela Rayner was elected as The Deputy Leader of the party. The election of Keir Starmer should come as welcome news to Labour supporters as he is likely to boost Labour’s chances of winning the next general election. Also, theContinue reading “Keir Starmer’s leadership victory is a welcome development for Labour supporters and worrying news for the Conservatives”

There has been much talk lately about how the world might change after the coronavirus pandemic has passed, ranging from discussions about our work habits and travel habits to discussions about our welfare system and the environment. Yet, there has been less discussion about how the coronavirus pandemic might change the current dynamics within theContinue reading “How will China be perceived following its response to the Coronavirus pandemic?”

The BBC reported today that google will publicly track people’s movement over the course of the coronavirus outbreak. Find more information about the story by reading the original article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52138076. According to the article, Google will publish details of the different types of places people are going to on a country-by-country basis in theContinue reading “Is Google’s role in the coronavirus crisis a welcome or concerning development?”

Coronavirus has put the world on hold and we have heard much about how it has affected the economy and the health of the population. Yet, less has been said about how coronavirus might impact on the UK’s negotiations with the EU during the current transition period. Last week, Michael Gove hinted that the upcomingContinue reading “Get Brexit done?”

The Conservative Government has had a rough start to 2020 and how it deals with issues this year will set the precedent for the rest of Boris Johnson’s premiership.   The government is not in an enviable position. It has the uneasy task of simultaneously negotiating trade deals with the USA and the EU whileContinue reading “The government’s response to recent challenges will set the precedent for the rest of Boris Johnson’s premiership”

I just stumbled across this mini essay that I wrote on the 11th June, 2019 as part of a Public Affairs Internship application for FTI Consulting. The essay is titled: Will the UK’s two-party system still exist in ten years’ time? Despite making some inaccurate predictions/comments (namely downplaying the significance of the SNP and overemphasizingContinue reading “Will the UK’s two-party system still exist in ten years’ time?”

The election hustings for the Central Devon constituency took place at Ashburton Arts Centre on Saturday 7th December ahead of this week’s general election. The Central Devon constituency was created in 2010 and since then Mel Stride of the Conservative Party has been the MP for the constituency. Indeed, he won 31, 278 votes inContinue reading “The Election Hustings for the Central Devon Constituency held at Ashburton Arts Centre”

. On Monday evening, I attended the General Election Hustings event held at Exeter Cathedral to listen to what the candidates had to say and to interview them afterwards. The Exeter seat has been held by Ben Bradshaw of the Labour Party since the 1997 election. Indeed, in the recent 2017 election, he won 34,336Continue reading “The Election Hustings Event held at Exeter Cathedral”