Politics

By Dr Robin Andrews @squigglyvolcano A new non-partisan study reveals that, in the United States, Republicans and Democrats show very distinct neurological activity when presented with risk and opportunity. Full disclosure: I am utterly convinced that the modern-day Republican politician is almost certainly a divisive, hateful, fearful individual. The fact that Donald Trump of all people is leading in the polls at the moment is surely only because selfish, ignorant people believe that just because he’s shouting the loudest –...

By Noy Shani The American public is starting to wake up to the fact that the current refugee crisis is not just a European problem. The civil war in Syria has caused four million to flee their homes in the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. Following an enthusiastic and supportive reception in Germany, which promised to take in 800,000 refugees, the American public are urging their government to act quickly. Kathleen Newland, co-founder and Board of Trustees member of the...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The politician everyone is talking about wasn’t mentioned today, even though the likelihood is he will be leading the party next week. It appears the Panorama documentary, which was warmly received by the Tories and most of the Labour benches, won’t stop the Corbyn juggernaut. Yvette Cooper, Lab, looked like a rabbit caught in his headlights on the front bench today. It was Harriet Harman’s final session as acting Labour leader and the Libyan crisis...

By Abeer Sharma Last Thursday evening the Evening Standard held hustings for the Conservative candidates running to be their party’s chosen one for next year’s Mayor of London election- Andrew Boff, Zac Goldsmith MP, Stephen Greenhalgh and Syed Kamall MEP. Truth be told, the lack of big names compared to the Labour race has thus far failed to ignite much excitement. However, an interesting 90 minute debate took place on some of the big issues that London faces. Read on...

By Oliver Ward The migrant crisis which has dominated the European press this week has brought to light some exceptional examples of human generosity and kindness. From the individuals who brought food and blankets to those in Budapest, to countless numbers who have volunteered their spare beds to those in need. It has demonstrated that despite the European political scene, when its needed, individuals are always forthcoming to help other individuals in need. Which makes it all the more distressing...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor When I was a little boy my sister and I would sit on the top of the stairs and listen to my mum and dad and their mates drink, play the guitar (badly) but mainly discuss their left wing political beliefs. My old man would never swear in front of us, but with a can of Special Brew (don’t ask) in his hand and Maggie Thatcher on his mind, curse words freely drop out of...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor If you ever find yourself hankering for a public execution, take a trip to a fancy wine bar in The City and have a go at defending the industrial action taken by London Underground workers over the Night Tube. It is, as I found out to my peril on Friday evening, the very definition of how to lose friends and alienate people. Not that I’m unfamiliar with the premise. Red wine has on many occasions...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  "People who say their heart is with Corbyn, get a transplant," said Tony Blair, former Labour leader and champion of the centre-left. Labour has “rediscovered losing”. The Party mustn’t align itself with the left if it wants any chance of future electoral success. Blair's speech has made the front pages and directed the spotlight firmly on the Labour leadership contest, but to what extent will his words ring true with the Labour members? The latest poll results show...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  New research has found a record number of Greek workers are searching for jobs in the UK following the debt crisis and widespread youth unemployment. Figures released by CV-Library show the number of web visits received from Greek workers was up by 111 per cent, compared to the same week in July 2014. In addition to this, latest web traffic figures suggest there was a significantly high number of Greek visitors over the last four weeks,...