Radicalism is not a term that adheres easily to the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.1 Biden is a traditional centre-right Democrat, a long-standing proponent of welfare cuts, a former supporter of George Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq,… Continue Reading
A Scottish breakaway from Britain may be edging nearer.1 In the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, the “Yes” vote fell short of victory by just 5 percent. Now, with a record voter turnout after a campaign centred on independence, elections… Continue Reading
In February 2021, a poll was published which triggered a dramatic chain of events in Northern Ireland. It showed that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the main voice of Ulster unionism, had slumped to 19 percent, behind Sinn Féin at… Continue Reading
Hartlepool is the sort of place that London-based newspapers send their journalists to go on safari. They marvel at the house prices, joke about the local food and tend to discover swathes of backward opinions among the benighted residents. However,… Continue Reading