Conservative promise of a hard Brexit would be worse for the UK economy than Labour's radical spending plans

Dec 11, 2019 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics

The outcome of the UKs 2019 general election will have lasting consequences. The stark difference in choice between the two main parties pours cold water on the idea that politicians, their manifestos and their electoral...

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama divorce rumors are debunked again as couple buys $11.75 million mansion on Martha's Vineyard

Dec 11, 2019 05:34 am UTC| Politics

Former United States president and first lady, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, became subjects of a divorce rumor that stayed as a tabloid headline for weeks. If some people still have doubts, the recent report about the...

Why the UK has no clear party of business

Dec 11, 2019 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The Conservative Party is the self-styled party of business. Or at least it was until Boris Johnsons notorious fuck business response to concerns over Brexit. But there is also a longer history to these tensions. Back...

The last time the UK had a December election – in 1923 – it resulted in a hung parliament

Dec 11, 2019 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

After a general election was announced for December 12 2019, references suddenly began to appear to the 1923 election, nearly a century ago. The reason was simple: this was the last time that UK voters had gone to the...

Melania Trump and Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump are allegedly ‘not close’ but still supportive of each other

Dec 10, 2019 05:41 am UTC| Politics

The relationship of Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump behind the cameras is probably one of the most speculated aspects of the Trump family dynamic since they occupied the White House. It was then not surprising that the...

How important is turnout in a UK election? The recent actions of the parties give you a good idea

Dec 10, 2019 05:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Britain is once again going to the polls and encouraging people to vote may be as important this year as asking them to vote for a particular party. Traditionally, low turnout has a disproportionate affect on Labour...

The problem with transport models is political abuse, not their use in planning

Dec 10, 2019 05:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

This is the second article in a series to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark Melbourne Transportation Plan. Transport models are often singled out as a barrier to providing more sustainable and equitable...