Chris Stafford University of Nottingham Chris Stafford is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Nottingham within the Politics and International Relations Department. His thesis focuses on the nature of congruence between British MPs, their constituents and their Party leadership during the 2016 EU Referendum and issues of democracy
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. On Thursday, UK Prime Minister
July 9th, 2022. I see that Monkeypox has arrived in New Zealand. As 85% of cases internationally are found in the gay communities will Jacinda close the borders to gays? Or will they have to have a certificate signed by their mums or a medical professional certifying that they are
righttolife.org.uk A group of ‘pro-choice’ doctors at the British Medical Association have voted to lobby the UK’s governments to provide free taxpayer-funded abortions for women from the US, but have not made any similar call to provide women who do not have access to public funding for
It all came down to a case of “For God’s sake, go”. After scandal-plagued months, Boris Johnson has finally accepted the inevitable and resigned. Johnson should be applauded for two things: keeping Jeremy Corbyn out of No. 10, and delivering Brexit. Which are, of course, precisely the things for
righttolife.org.uk During a Parliamentary debate on assisted suicide, a number of MPs in the House of Commons alerted the public to the dangers posed by such legislation including the increased feeling of being a burden, the lack of autonomy created by assisted suicide, and the pressure to end
Information Opinion There is a very stark contrast between the fortunes of Boris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern at the moment. Both are prime ministers who started well but ended up being caught out by lies and deception of which they were both guilty. Boris has had a fairly rough year
July 7th, 2022. I started work this morning, went to get a coffee and when I came back at 9 am Boris Johnson had gone! Or had he? It was reported that he was to resign today but (and there’s always a but where Johnson is concerned) “to ensure
British politics is a brutal business at times. In this respect it differs somewhat from New Zealand where most politicians are amateurish and ‘small potatoes’. Attempts by NZ politicians to appear ‘big time’ are simply embarrassing. Examples include Bill Rowling’s regular falsetto declarations of “I’m in charge”, or
Michal Pruski mercatornet.com Dr Michal Pruski is a Clinical Scientist at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and a DClinSci candidate in Health Informatics at the University of Manchester (UK). He is academically trained in both basic and clinical physiology as well as in bioethics. After the US
July 6th, 2022. I was going to write this letter yesterday as more facts came out about Boris Johnson and his lack of integrity. Then came the resignations of the Chancellor, Richi Sunak and the Health minister Sajid Javid. Members of his party and even retired senior civil servants appeared
Robert W Malone MD, MS substack.com An open letter to the MHRA: Below is a letter signed by 76 doctors in the UK, to the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and other U.K. Government officials. This letter lays out comprehensive reasons why the recent U.S.
righttolife.org.uk The Scottish First Minister is committed to introducing censorship zones outside abortion clinics and hospitals providing abortions in Scotland after hosting a summit to ‘discuss’ censorship zones where only those who support making it a criminal offence to offer support to women outside abortion clinics were invited.
June 28th, 2022. The decision of the Supreme Court of the USA on Roe vs Wade has reached the UK, and the usual people on both sides of the argument have surfaced. I see that in the USA the pro-choice (or anti-life, choose your own position), have been demonstrating. The
Wallace White newsbusters.org Wallace White works as an intern at the MRC culture section. He is a Student at American University studying Political Theory and Economics. His interests include philosophy, weight training, and theology, and playing his guitar. He is a member of AU College Republicans and will serve
18 June 2022. The UK is becoming odder by the day. It is almost like living in a world whose constitution and life principles are guided by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and 1984 (1949). In Scotland, a 66-year-old male pensioner went to give blood. A veteran of 125
