The 47th edition of the American Music Awards took place last night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, USA. The event was watched live by millions of people via social media and the ABC channel. There were a total of thirty categories for the awards, with jubilant fans rooting for their idols both in […]
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With Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing the launch of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, speculation has been rife as to whether no. 45 will be the first President to ever be successfully removed from office. Although three presidents have been impeached in the House – Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – none […]
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President Donald Trump met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House yesterday. Alongside Imran Khan, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also met with members of the current US administration. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa also accompanied the country’s prime minister in his maiden trip to the USA. During […]
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State visits, whilst a grand occasion, are more an opportunity for the government of the day to further what it views as Britain’s national interest. However, this week’s state visit was more than just a political opportunity, it was a time to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing and remember all those who […]
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A human rights report has criticised the Trump administration for its ‘discriminatory’ policies. It states that the US President’s policies transgress ‘international human rights principles’ by arguing that his executive orders are directly responsibly for the human rights violations of certain groups. The report, which outlines the human rights violations committed by the current US […]
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Britain has a representative democracy which is no longer representative, an electorate that doesn’t fully participate in politics and a section of the population that lacks the right skills for political engagement. But, the crisis is more serious than this because this is about inequality, discrepancies and alienation. Time and time again it is people who […]
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July 1973, Alexander Butterfield walked into Congress holding a loaded gun. A starter gun. The revelations made during the testimony to Congress made the knowledge of a secret White House taping system public for the first time. This revelation led to a year long legal battle to publicise the contents of the tapes, which would […]
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