In a historic referendum, Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment and legalize abortions On Saturday 26th of May, Ireland held a referendum hoping to revolutionize the country’s abortions laws. Until now, Ireland was one of the only countries in Europe with strict abortion laws; the Washington Post even describing Ireland’s abortion law as ‘one … Continue reading Ireland Votes To End Abortion Ban
As American party primaries continue, female candidates surge ahead Themes of sexism, misogyny, equal pay, sexual abuse and harassment, gender discrimination and body shaming, tend to dominate the news, particularly in America, where the country’s leaders are predominantly men. However, this might be about to change. With the party primaries continuing throughout this month, it … Continue reading Who Runs The World?
Don Blankenship loses West Virginia in Republican party primaries Although American politics may seem, to the outsider, as nothing more than a sh*t-storm nowadays, the country is still running as it always has been, which means that these last couple weeks have seen a number of party primaries being held across the country - some … Continue reading ‘Trumpier than Trump’
Mahathir Mohamad, the 92 year old ex-prime minister of Malaysia, has returned to power. Only a few days ago, the world was shocked by the stunning defeat of Najib Razak by Mahathir Mohamad in the Malaysian elections. As a result ‘Malaysia’s ruling party has been ousted for the first time in the country’s 60-year history’ … Continue reading Malaysia’s New Old Government
After the March elections, Italy is still without a government. On December 28th of last year the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, dissolved the Italian parliament and called for a new general election to be held on the 4th of March 2018. The result was a hung parliament with the radical Five Star Movement (M5S) … Continue reading The Italian Job
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