For those who have imbibed its wine, Bordeaux could conjure the aromas of black current, plums, and earthiness. Architecture enthusiasts may recall the splendid cream-coloured facades of the limestone buildings that adorn its city...
We all know the script. The problem before us is an existential threat; the media has told us so. Drastic action has to be taken right now, before it is too late, experts say....
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by Mallard Columnist · Published November 26, 2021 · Last modified November 25, 2021
As a medievalist and philologist, Tolkien had spent a considerable number of years studying a variety of languages. This certainly explains the grandeur of the linguistic and quasi-historical value of the Lord of the...
For far too long, the rule of law has been evaded by means of loopholes that favour the rich and powerful. The UK has marketed itself as a haven for foreign investment and collaboration,...
On November 15, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced that the foreign ministers of the European Union agreed to impose sanctions on the Wagner Group. This has come amidst repeated alarm stemming from...
The Brexit-leading Conservative government wants to back up the talk of the referendum campaign. Now that the UK has Brexited there’s a practical need to set a plan of action and follow it. A...
Merkel, a behemoth of European politics for the last sixteen years, will soon retire from office leaving big shoes to fill – shoes that Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany...
The discourse around house prices is always plentiful, largely because they have and continue to hold such ludicrous prices with no signs of stopping any time soon. At this point everyone is aware of...
Mikhail Gorbachev gave a speech in 1985, in Leningrad, highlighting the failures of the Soviet economy and lashing out at communist activists in the process. Here, Gorbachev stated that they ‘squander countless resources in...
“There’s an unspoken agreement among the people in charge of our country not to talk about what has happened to it. They’re personally implicated in its decline… so they maintain an increasingly strict policy...
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