The Rise of the Progressive Left
By Arya Khorshidi Since 2016, we have seen the birth of the “populist” right, manifested in Brexit and the character of Donald Trump. These political shifts have fundamentally transformed British and American politics, introducing economic protectionism and controversial rhetoric on the need to combat illegal immigration. Another consequence has been the polarisation between left and…
Super Conductors: How Device Usage Could Potentially Change Forever
By Selvyn Skandakumar Using electronics these days can be quite arduous. You will find yourself enjoying using your surface until it heats like an oven to the point where it burns to the touch. This is due to resistance. When you keep your surface on for long, you have electricity (electrons) flowing through the internal…
Peace Prize or Not? Judging Trump’s Impact on Global Conflicts
By Ed Mackinnon On the 10th of October, the 2025 winner of the Nobel peace prize was announced. It was awarded to María Corina Machado for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela and her struggle for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. However, there is much dispute around who the winner really should…
Is Social Media Too Accessible?
By Theo Damaskos On September 10th, 2025, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and political activist, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. Although the story was reported by mainstream news outlets with accuracy and detail, for many people their first encounter with the event was not through a headline, but through…
The Hoax of the World Economic Forum
By Lewis Wilson. The world economic forum describe themselves as “bringing together government, businesses and civil society to improve the state of the world”. In reality, we know that this is totally untrue – the motive of the world economic forum is to create a single government world where they can exercise control and make…
Should we use medical research gathered by the Nazis?
Written by Luke Mills-Hicks. There has been a debate for many years surrounding the use of medical knowledge gathered using inhumane methods by the Nazi Party. The Nazis made some discoveries that nowadays would be impossible, simply because they did not care about the consent or wellbeing of their victims, who were taken from concentration…
Long Live Liberty Goddamit!
By George Christiansen, Editor-in-Chief 2024-2025. ‘Viva la libertad, carajo!’ Long live Liberty, Goddamit! The catchprase of Javier Milei, Argentina’s recently elected, chainsaw-wielding president is echoed across a country that has suffered a century of decline. 100 years ago, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. Western, developed economies, such as Germany and…
Should the Monarchy Be Abolished?
By George Christiansen. “Soon there will only be five kings left – the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, the King of Diamonds and the King of Britain.” The prophecy of the Egyptian King Farouk in 1947 showed great foresight. An institution as ancient as civilization itself is disappearing. One…
The Russian Agenda
By Deniz Benli Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is horrible. On 24th February 2022, Russian troops marched into the country. But could it have been a decoy? Russia has been slowly but surely invading Georgia under the cover that it is ‘supporting independence movements in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Meanwhile, Russia is drawing ever closer to…
Goats, Golf and Graveyards: Trump’s Tax Affairs
By Jonathan Bautz How the President uses loopholes and a dead ex-wife to save millions. The goat symbolises many things, from sacrifice and demonic forces to fertility and sexuality. More recently, it has become an acronym: the Greatest Of All Time. Donald Trump may symbolise all these things to different people. However, he may also…
Trump Tariffs and the UK
By Luke Mills-Hicks. While Trump’s highly anticipated tariffs represent a sure step away from globalization, and likely a decrease in total global trade as a result of the increased price, it may have unique implications for the United Kingdom. President Trump has already set about imposing tariffs on the States’ largest trade partners, China, Canada,…
Mark Carney: Liberal Liability or Canada’s Saviour?
By Krish Lukha. On Sunday 9th March, the ruling Liberal Party overwhelmingly voted for Mark Carney to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. Carney, who was voted for by 86% of Liberals, has been given a strong mandate to lead his resurgent party into the 2nd Trump era, and aims to win the upcoming…
The Toll of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in India
By Spandan Sahu. Mahatma Gandhi himself said that his religion was “based on truth and non-violence” – yet religious violence, perpetrated by Hindus, has historically caused and has the potential to cause much damage to the Muslim community in India, harming both the national economy and society. It is evident that nationalist sentiment, propagated by…
The Fall of NHS England
By Saad Ahmad. On Thursday, 13th March, the Prime Minister made a bombshell announcement. With almost no prior warning, Sir Keir Starmer declared his plans to abolish NHS England. This came as a shock to many, not least the thousands of NHS workers that are expected to be out of work within two years. But…
The Riviera of the Middle East
By Arya Khorshidi. U.S President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He reaffirms unconditional support and aid for Israel, supporting the next phase of its ceasefire with Hamas and curbing Iran’s ‘Axis of Terror’ by reinstating a “maximum pressure” policy. It was certainly expected that President Trump would pay little attention to…
The Death of Security
By Arya Khorshidi. When one thinks of Iran today, the mind often turns to its conflict with Israel, its opposition to the United States, and its support for Islamist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Yet, Iran’s past tells a very different story. In 1974, Iran lent the UK government £1.2 billion to stabilize its inflation-ravaged…
Calm Canadians vs the American Juggernaut
By Spandan Sahu. The Trump presidency in the last 2 months has sent huge waves throughout geopolitics and global trade. This tension is most evident in the threat from Trump to turn Canada into the “51st State,” (with Trump even frequently referring to Justin Trudeau as Governor Trudeau) claiming this would make the North American…
An Introduction to Ghana
By Saad Ahmad. Thinking of West Africa – Nigeria is probably the main country that would come to your mind. But nearby, there is another African superpower – and that is Ghana. With a population of 33 million – less than half that of the UK, you may not expect Ghana to be anything special,…
TikTok, Time is running out.
By Luke Mills-Hicks. On January 19th 2025, millions of Americans woke up to access TikTok, a social media app built on short form video creation, only to be greeted by a notification telling them that the app was inaccessible following a bill passed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court effectively banned the Chinese owned…
Which Alliances can Rival NATO?
By Deniz Benli. There are many other major alliances in the world, but which ones can rival NATO? EU: The EU is more of an economic alliance than a military one, but if it clashed with NATO, it would stand no chance. The only EU members who aren’t in NATO are Austria, Cyprus and Malta.…
Babbling Boris’ biggest blunders
By Luke Mills-Hicks. Times Boris’s mouth got away from him Though these five blunders are certainly impressive and place Boris in the running for the worst politician of all time. For many other politicians almost all of these mistakes would be political suicide, but somehow, Mr Johnson was able to worm his way out of…
America Decides
By Krish Lukha. On November 6th, 2024, Donald Trump defeated incumbent Vice-President Kamala Harris and became the second president in US history to be elected for two non-consecutive terms, as well as the first ever convicted felon to take office. What’s next for the US, the UK, and how did this happen? Not only has…
Top 5 Kamala Harris Moments
By Spandan Sahu. Kamala Harris was officially confirmed as the Democratic candidate in tomorrow’s election at the Democratic National Convention from the 19th–22nd August. However, she was endorsed by Joe Biden on the 21st of July, after he stepped out of the race to become president, leading to the rise of multiple memes being tied…
Starmergeddon?
By Hugo Stelfox. This is only a very short summary of the first three months of the Labour government, as so much is constantly happening. Its purpose is to provide a relatively unbiased view of what it has done so far and that it still has a lot more to do in order to fulfill…
Green Party: Good Party
By Mahil Vasanth. This article is part of a series of manifestos released for the RGS 2024 Mock General Election. Mahil Vasanth, leader of the Green Party, outlines their plans for the future of the country. “Environment. Economy. Energy” – Mahil Vasanth, leader of the RGS Greens. Since the election announcement, we have seen the…
Liberal Democrats: Keeping the Right-Wing At Bay
By James Trowbridge. This article is part of a series of manifestos released for the RGS 2024 Mock General Election. James Trowbridge, leader of the Liberal Democrats, outlines their plans for the future of the country. “Strong. Fair. Sustainable” – James Trowbridge, leader of the RGS Lib Dems. At this year’s Mock Election, the choice…
Farage is a Fascist: Get Over It
By Mahil Vasanth, leader of the RGS Green Party. Farage claims his supporters are paid actors, what does this mean for democracy? In the past week on account of reporting from Channel 4 News and planned and spontaneous public stunts, Reform UK’s leader has found himself answering for what seems like an unmitigated history of…
Vote Reform UK! The Only Vote for Real Change
This article is part of a series of manifestos released for the RGS 2024 Mock General Election. The RGS Reform team outline their plans for the future of our country. “We’re a change” – George Christiansen, leader of RGS Reform. Our public services are disintegrating. Our economy is failing. Our country is in precipitous decline.…
The Conservative Party: A Vote for Stability
By Jake Ventham. This article is part of a series of manifestos released for the RGS 2024 Mock General Election. Jake Ventham and the RGS Conservatives outline their plans for the future of our country. “We promote stability” – Jake Ventham, leader of the RGS Conservatives. The Conservative Party, the party of greats such as…
Trump Targeted Twice
Written by Luke Mills-Hicks. In the late afternoon of September 15th gunshots were heard on the Trump International Golf Course, while former president Trump was playing a round of golf. Following the incident an announcement was made by Steven Cheung, communications director of the Trump Vance campaign, stating “President Trump is safe, no further details…
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