The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were marked by uncertainties over the behaviour of the novel coronavirus, delays in decision making by…
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The Resurgence of COVID-19 and an Outbreak of Rioting in Western Europe: A Libertarian Response to the Pandemic
Several Western European towns and cities witnessed COVID-related demonstrations during the weekend of 20 to 21 November 2021. Most were relatively peaceful, but…
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Racism in English Cricket: Lifting the Lid on Recent Events at Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Members of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee of the House of Commons listened intently for just under two hours…
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Migrant Flows Across the English Channel/La Manche to Brexit Britain: A Franco-British Matter?
The United Kingdom’s decision to depart the European Union was partly driven by a desire to “regain” control over its borders (shores) and…
Never mind volatile opinion polls that reflect the British public’s latest outbreak of moral outrage over parliamentarians nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s assertion…
On Monday, 8 November 2021, a terrible tragedy took place at Penyrheol, near the town of Caerphilly in South Wales, when a ten-year-old…
Humans are mostly imperfect, prone to various flaws of character. It should thus come as no surprise that our elected political representatives can,…
Addressing the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on 2 November 2021, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed his nation, the world’s third-largest emitter…
It is surely a sign of the changing times that a city that once thrived on carbon-intensive manufacturing and mining and in the…
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The Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: Paving the Way for Economic Recovery and a “Global Britain”
A reportedly upbeat Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced a 195-page document bearing the official title of Autumn Budget and Spending Review…