The world is in the throes of the most serious health crisis in a century. In the blink of an eye, societies have seen the most basic norms overridden, the ‘normal’ put on hold.

‘Populism’. Perhaps many of us are simply more than a little sick and tired of the phrase by now, reminded as we are on a daily basis of the potentially toxic combination of xenophobia, climate-denial and social media. But if we are to ever stop reading about populism, perhaps we need to devote time to…

Imagine a world where the worst people you know of, ever to have sauntered the Earth, weren’t that bad. Imagine the likes of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, even Mao Zedong, the unmitigated evils, the people whose minds’ unparalleled amorality was corrupted to such an extent that killing was first nature and life was but a…

Brexit, Brexit, Brexit. Yes, this is another article about Brexit and the complete disaster the inept British government is creating for itself. But rather than looking at Brexit as a catastrophe, I suggest we look at it as a saviour to us all. By us I mean those who will remain in the European Union,…

In the aftermath of the European parliamentary elections and the recent political crises engulfing countries across Europe, some political leaders have opted to remain in their positions, while others have recognised the bigger responsibility they have towards their constituents and those who they serve, as opposed to simply satisfying themselves and those closest to them.…

As seen by the huge number of citizens who chose not to pick up their votes, and those who chose to abstain from voting or nullify their vote in the last election, there is clearly something wrong with today’s political system.