For many of those who have been experiencing lockdowns since the start of 2020, the UK’s process for deliberating and delivering our nation’s COVID safety regulations has been detrimental to mental health, and through this, physical health. Not only this,…
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The Bitter-Sweet Election Victory of Putin’s “United Russia”
Russia’s Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) election has been neither free, nor open. The ruling “United Russia” has allegedly won a constitutional majority, enabling the regime of President Putin to formally legalize any of its decisions. The brutal oppression…
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An Analysis of the Different Forms of Abuse of Power in the UK
Since the emergence of COVID, and the coincidental normalisation of ‘working from home’ within the UK, we seem to have seen more and more forms of corruption and deceit in our politics. Whether this be because the rate of it…
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On Brussels: Poland Walks Towards the Exit Door
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. On 7 October, Poland, long a troublesome member of the EU, managed to send shockwaves through Europe — as well as democracies the world over. In its most flagrant anti-EU move yet, the Polish Constitutional…
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Taiwan’s Cause Is Ours
Taiwan has been on the news pretty much continuously since the start of October. The country celebrated its national day on the 10th, which angered China because what wouldn’t anger China these days. Every time Taiwan acts like a country…
On Brussels: Into a New Era
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. In Paris, anger is palpable. In Oslo, the winds of change have reached the ballot box. In Brussels, the EU27 held their collective breath as Germany voted. It’s been several weeks that have seen change…
Liberal September: How Did Liberals Do in this Month’s Elections?
September saw many interesting elections around the world. In many places our liberal brethren made substantial gains or at least managed to shield themselves from losing seats. I’ll go through some of the global elections and give a fairly overall…
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Trans People’s (Un)Rights in Finland
Growing up and living in Finland, I have always felt relatively lucky when it comes to issues such as equality and human rights; we score among the absolute highest in topics such as gender equality, happiness, living standards and freedom…
Serhii Sternenko: the Liberal Journey of a Ukrainian Joshua Wong
Kyiv (Ukraine). It was a typical sultry summer day when Serhii (born 1995) entered the Kyiv headquarters of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Around 42 days had passed since his release from illegal detention in the city of Odesa.…
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Putin’s Russia: Elections with Less Choice than Ever
Find out more about the Vremya Movement. Election campaigns in Putin’s Russia have never been distinguished by much honesty and freedom of choice. But the toughness of the authorities in relation to opposition candidates in the current electoral cycle literally…
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