It’s Criminal: Why We Need Justice Reform | Sarah Stook
The criminal justice system, in the words of many a Brit, is in omnishambles. Our reoffending rate is at a high, with an average of 51%. This number is highest for homeless ex prisoners-...
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Book Review: Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman | Sarah Stook
Star Rating: 5 Isabel Hardman manages something extraordinary in her 352 page book. She manages to make us feel sorry for our politicians. That’s no easy task, considering how we see politicians. Most of...
The First Ladies Series Part 1 | Sarah Stook
We always have an image in our mind about First Ladies. Sometimes we think of the glamour of Jackie Kennedy, the tragedy of Mary Lincoln, the youth of Frances Cleveland or the openness of...
Boris Johnson’s Success Depends on Much More Than Brexit | Ryan Hoey
The Conservative Party’s leadership election has finally closed. As a party member with a direct say on our next Prime Minister, I voted for Boris. Three years after the largest democratic exercise in British...
Let’s Talk About Sex (Work) | Sarah Stook
It’s the world’s oldest profession. Our views of prostitution had been shaped by media over time. Prostitutes in fictional media land into several characters, depending on the work and their circumstances: The Willing Prostitute:...
2020 Vision | Sarah Stook
With 25 candidates in the running to be Democratic nominee in the 2020 US presidential election, it’s like a lacklustre version of Big Brother. Jokes about the number of Conservatives running in the leadership...
Plaster on a Stab Wound | Sarah Stook
In the latest brainwave from across the pond, San Francisco has decided to ban e-cigarettes. A city constantly on the airwaves for a huge homeless population and a public sanitation problem including faecal matter...
A Half Sprint, Not a Race | Sarah Stook
In the old adage, the Hare is so arrogant that the Tortoise decides to challenge him to a race. The Hare is so confident that he decides to take a nap halfway through the...
An EU Election Analysis | Sarah Stook
Final Results: Brexit Party- 5,248,533- 30.5% Liberal Democrats- 3,367,284- 19.6% Labour Party- 2,347,255- 13.6% Green Party- 2,023,380- 11.8% Conservative Party- 1,512,809- 8.8% Scottish National Party- 594,553- 3.6% Other, including Plaid Cymru and Change UK-...
May: A Complicated Legacy? | Sarah Stook
Theresa May’s press conference on the 21st May 2019 was unlike any other. As she pressed for Withdrawal Vote 4, she must have known the barrage of criticism that would come out as soon...
