democracy

There’s an old adage that the American Congress is overly pale, male and stale, a criticism that applies equally to the Houses of Parliament. While this is likely to change slightly after the 12 Dec...

Like a broken record, on 28 October the EU agreed to Boris Johnson’s request for an extension on Brexit negotiations, granting what they have called a “flextension”. Thus, the UK has until 31 ...

On Monday 14th October, the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced leading Catalan politicians and civil activists to between 9 and 13 years in prison. It is with perverse irony that the Spanish justice syst...

The Government has recently announced that photographic ID, such as driving licenses or passports will be required when voting at elections. The plans have been proposed on the grounds of protecting a...

From the app TikTok's attempts to promote Chinese foreign policy and conduct censorship to Cambridge Analytica's alleged election interference, and to YouTube's role in spreading footage of the Christ...

Hong Kong has seen the city’s administration, led by Carrie Lam, use colonial-era emergency powers to essentially write a new law banning face coverings on the street. This follows weeks of pro-demo...

Ella Bending debates Boris Johnson's decision to prorogue parliament. ...

The years since the Brexit referendum have taught me that if you ask any number of people what democracy means you will get as many answers back.   I could try to give my own definition or, worse ...

As the situation in Venezuela deteriorates, our writers ask if foreign intervention is necessary, and consider what could be done...

This past year has threatened the foundations of democratic process across the board. I’m happy to sit here and say that every process I’ve witnessed – the NUS campaign, the EU referendum, the L...