A New Brand of Politics
Our new writer, Emily Hawkins, sums up why most young people believe in Russell Brand, don’t care about Westminster, hate politicians and why our democracy is smelling stagnant. But it doesn’t have to stay...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran and ISIS: The black clouds gather
Saudi Arabia has long been the central power of Sunni Islam, but now some of its people have embraced new Salafist and Wahhabi ideologies. With the death of the 90 year old monarch Abdullah,...
The Participation Crisis: there may yet be hope.
There has been a visible decline in turnout figures at general elections held in the UK and other forms of political participation for almost half a century now. In the 2010 general election, there...
“We would scrap tuition fees” & more: An Interview with Caroline Lucas MP
In an exclusive interview for Filibuster, Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion made the case for votes at 16, a more compassionate economic policy, and a re-evaluation of Britain’s monarchy and armed forces. By Rebecca...
We are not to be blamed for our political apathy.
The Government is. PoliticalBeatBy Will Matthias (@WillMatthias15)_______________ Educating people about the power of their ballot is the only way to stem the problem of political apathy. (Photo: Pennsylvania State University) We consider ourselves lucky in...
We Need Feminism Because…
As the lead up to the General Election gets under way, it seems as appropriate a time as any to reflect on the position of women, and why we need feminism. The western world...
Tristram Hunt: The Cure for Education?
In the run up to the general election many whispers of a leadership crisis in the Labour Party have been spread through the media into the all too willing ears of the public. Amongst...
The House of Lords: we don’t need more democracy
In this day and age, everywhere you turn you hear people complaining about the Lords, asking why we really need them in the modern world, claiming they are highly undemocratic and made for a...
Coalitions: What are they good for?
To me at least, it feels like this article belongs almost 5 years ago, when the coalition government first arrived in office, I remember sitting in the car listening on the radio to that...
“If you’re not a liberal at twenty you have no heart; if you’re not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”
Our series of interviews with policy makers, movers, shakers and promise breakers in our government continues with Oliver Dowden, domestic policy aide to David Cameron, the PM’s former Deputy Chief of Staff, and current...
Pressure Groups and Lobbying Organisations: Who do they protect?
These organisations are here to protect and represent people’s specific interests to Government, in a sense, becoming the loudspeaker to individual concerns which they want addressed. They encourage debate, attention and action. Matei Sacerdoteanu questions...
Nick de Bois MP: ‘For politics to be successful, voluntary engagement needs to be higher’
In an exclusive interview for Filibuster, Nick de Bois MP (Conservative, Enfield North) gave his opinions on why the Tories were right to raise tuition fees, why young people tend to vote Labour, how...
Safe Seats: Why single-party domination means burning your ballot can be more satisfying than using it.
The term ‘safe seats’ is one of that confusing collection of political jargon that floats up around every election like excrement in a swimming pool. It refers to a constituency that votes for the...
If you don’t want a coalition, buck your ideas up.
With 87 days to go until the general election on May 7, voters are fearful. Nobody wants a hung parliament, but it is clear that unless the parties answer the voters’ key questions, that...
The Cold War is over. Grow up.
Efforts are being made to improve diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. Does the future look bright for these two countries? Where in the world? By Akshay Narayan _____________________ Barack Obama and Raúl...
Boobs aren’t news.
The Sun first introduced Page 3 in the ’70s. Until the early 2000s, they still used 16 year old models in school uniform; now they are using it to show their monopoly over the...
Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems: Here to help?
Geraldine O’Reilly, 16, discusses whether on meeting Nick Clegg, she feels the recent Lib Dem election pledge of £150m funding to child mental health services will impact others like her who have experienced NHS...
Are the Lib Dems really that bad?
Sherlock Holmes once said, “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” This statement has rarely rung truer than in this General Election, where my friends all...
Thirteen Years a Prisoner
12 Years a Slave – Oscar winning movie and horrible miscarriage of justice. Thank God it could never happen in this day and age, right? Wrong. Where In The World? By Rebecca Linford ____________________...
Time for Something New?
Over the course of the past few months, several very interesting events have changed the course of British politics: the very close No vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum, UKIP winning two defecting MPs...
