Should we be concerned or uplifted by Kendrick Lamar’s portrayal of America in ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’?
Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 jazz-inspired masterpiece, To Pimp a Butterfly, has in just three years already become a defining album of our time. The fearlessly political nature of the album Throughout the album, Lamar attacks what he perceives to be the … Continue reading Should we be concerned or uplifted by Kendrick Lamar’s portrayal of America in ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’?
The Breakup of Austria-Hungary: a Disaster for Central Europe
When the Dual Monarchy fell, few mourned. Across the Hapsburg lands separatists rejoiced as their dreams of independence were realised by the post-war treaties. Hopes for a new era of freedom and progress arose, as the new states of Czechoslovakia, … Continue reading The Breakup of Austria-Hungary: a Disaster for Central Europe
Is the end of the United Kingdom in sight?
Patrick Coker The Union is surrounded. To the North, the SNP. To the West, Plaid Cymru. To the North-West, Sinn Fein, and perhaps the most insidious threat the 5th column of English nationalism headed by, among others, Nigel Farage. Never … Continue reading Is the end of the United Kingdom in sight?
Railway Privatisation: An Ideological Crusade
Thomas Laskowski It was announced recently that the East Coast Mainline railway franchise – currently operated by Virgin Trains East Coast – may be returned to government hands after Virgin breached the terms of their £3.3 billion operating contract. The … Continue reading Railway Privatisation: An Ideological Crusade
Why I am a Libertarian
Maxim A Wilson – 26.2.18 Libertarianism, from Latin: libertas, meaning freedom, is a broad political movement, which seeks to maximise liberty. Libertarians are opposed to any government interference into their personal, family and business decisions. We believe that all people … Continue reading Why I am a Libertarian