Re-visiting Sathnam Sanghera’s Empireworld: Mile End Institute Hennessy Lecture On Wednesday I had the privilege of attending the Mile End Institute’s Hennessy lecture with Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireworld: How British Imperialism has Shaped the Globe, and Jerry Brotton, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. A brief introduction…
For decades, Japan’s economy has been synonymous with stagnation, marked by persistent deflation or minimal inflation despite aggressive monetary policies like quantitative easing, negative interest rates, and yield curve control by the Bank of Japan (BOJ). These tools, while significant…
The trade war between the United States and China, initiated in 2018, represents one of the most significant developments in recent international economic relations. The dispute, which spanned multiple administrations and monetary policies, has reshaped global trade patterns, influenced political…
I’ve written before that the politics of the far right, or, more accurately, the politics of hate, is easy. It is easy to hate, rather than endeavour to possess all the facts, to understand, to debate, to reason…to listen. It…
It’s 2014, and the coalition government is publishing its “Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools” (catchy) advice for school leaders. It’s intention? To cement the teaching of British values into the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of…
The 2024 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump marked a crucial moment in the election races. Hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, this face-off presented two radically different visions for the future…
Well, they listened. Almost a month ago I wrote that the House of Lords need not be replaced but revamped to be “fit for the new age we are tumbling into”. Just days ago the ministers introduced a bill to finally rid the upper chamber of the 92 remaining…
For-you-page politics. We now live in an age where many young peoples’ views are determined by algorithms and whatever their peers are thinking and discussing about on social media platforms, particularly Instagram and TikTok. This is pushing us to turn…