Opinion

By Robert Seiler One of the first concrete signs of Brexit’s approach came late last year when two EU agencies, currently located in London, were sent off to new pastures on the European mainland. In November, an EU-wide vote saw the European Medicines Agency (EMA) relocate to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority (EBA) move to Paris. Arguably the biggest prize was the EMA: with a budget of approximately £232 million and 900 staff, the agency also attracts over 40,000 business visitors to the UK...

Boots has today emerged as the face of modern capitalism after reports found that it had been charging the NHS extortionate amounts for drugs that were available on the high street for a fraction of the price. According to a Times report the high street chain charged the health service as much as £1,500 for single pots of moisturiser that others have sold for less than £2. The obscene bill for "specials" medication joined other charges such as £650 for coconut...

HOPE not hate welcomes today's guilty verdict for Darren Osborne over his heinous murder of Makram Ali and attempted murder of other worshippers outside Muslim Welfare House in Finsbury Park last June. Commenting on the verdict, HOPE not hate's chief executive, Nick Lowles, said: "This case highlights the pernicious nature and danger of online hate and sadly confirms the threat from right-wing extremism, which we have long warned about. But it also highlights the role that far-right figures and right-wing media...

Imagine waking up one morning and finding out that your livelihood was gone. Your means of providing for your family, sending your children to school, and paying the mortgage: it had all simply disappeared overnight. That’s the reality facing people all over Africa who rely on working donkeys. About 600 million people around the world depend on working animals, with the majority of donkey owners based in Africa. These animals underpin the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities, pulling goods...

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup just months away the political climate in Russia is looking increasingly unsettled. Today, a lengthy march through central Moscow took place with tens of thousands of people in attendance. The rally was among protests nationwide in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to boycott the March 18 presidential election. Navalny was detained as the march got underway, but it was to little effect. A tweet from his account read: "I've been detained. This...

By Rebecca Benson A few weeks ago I had never heard of Logan Paul. Sadly, I can’t say the same now. The apparently well-known YouTube vlogger, gained notoriety a few weeks ago, when he posted the now infamous vlog that showed a dead man, hanging from a tree by the neck. Anyone who has even slightly followed the news over the last few weeks will be aware of this story. Logan and his friends had been filming a vlog series in...

The decision of the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute the officer concerned in the death of Rashan Charles predictably provoked a storm of protest from activists and an impassioned exchange of views on social medial. Much of the criticism emanated from Lee Jasper but arguably the most disturbing assertion came from Leroy Logan MBE, a retired black senior officer, who argued that the officer should, in any event, have been prosecuted. This in turn provoked an angry response from...

It's nothing short of mass manipulation in action, right before our eyes. Can somebody please tell me why UKIP should be literally all over the news, on every political TV and radio show, and splashed on every newspaper?!? They’re a fringe minority party with no representation in the commons; they no longer have a single seat in parliament. Ergo, they should be about as politically relevant as the Monster Raving Loony Party. What about party membership? After all, its surging...

The rise of Jeremy Corbyn in the 2017 General Election was remarkable for a number of reasons. It was remarkable because it galvanised a previously inactive portion of the electorate. It was remarkable because it shook up the political norm. But mostly it was remarkable because the media, who purportedly have their ear to the ground, missed one of the biggest political scoops of a generation. Much has changed in the media industry over the past decade, with the rise...