27th May 2020

The effects of increased levels of unemployment due to COVID-19

The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that unemployment will rise to ten per cent in the second quarter of this year before…

27th May 2020

The World Health Organisation Part 1: Its role and how it is funded

Due to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) currently elevated status as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, now would be a perfect…

29th May 2020

The World Health Organisation Part 2: Politics and reforms

During the COVID-19 pandemic the World Health Organisation (WHO) has experienced increased media coverage and, while in some cases praised, has mainly…

29th May 2020

Sinophobia due to Covid-19

The impacts of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic have been far-reaching with political and economic effects felt through trade and industry. The societal…

1st June 2020

The importance of a green recovery post-pandemic

In the words of the former Governor for the Bank of England, Mark Carney, ‘we can’t self-isolate from climate change’.1  COVID-19 has…

1st June 2020

The impact of COVID-19 in relation to the recent George Floyd protests

On 25th May 2020, George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin, a white Police Officer who reportedly knelt on Floyd’s neck for…

3rd June 2020

What does the new European recovery fund really mean for Europe post-COVID-19?

The European Union (EU), in the form of a Franco-German partnership, is looking to bolster investment in other EU states struggling with…

3rd June 2020

Growing discontent towards the cancellation of Tiananmen Square Memorial vigil

It was announced on Monday 1st June that Hong Kong’s annual candlelit vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square Incident is to…