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Is the British government able to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the UK?

Is the British government able to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the UK?

Oliver Aikens During the Prime Minister’s first major speech of 2023, he announced that the government will work more with France to “stop the boats”. He was then later asked by reporters to define what “stop the boats” meant, to which he, rather implicitly, responded that new laws were

Should there be a maximum wage?

Should there be a maximum wage?

Josh Leivers Maximum wage - a price cap enforced on how much salary a worker can receive in a given period of time. A maximum wage can be seen, in many cases, as a ploy to satiate social justice, but is this always the case? Would a wage limit prove economically

What are the most likely effects of the economic sanctions placed on Russia?

What are the most likely effects of the economic sanctions placed on Russia?

Jacob Corne Formerly a Soviet satellite state, Ukraine had agreed to discard all of its nuclear weapons in return for state independence in 1994. However, this seemingly constructive agreement turned precariously one-sided when power in Russia switched from Boris Yeltsin to Vladimir Putin in 1999. Demanding that Ukraine was

Premier League clubs spend more in January than other top 5 leagues together

Premier League clubs spend more in January than other top 5 leagues together

Rohan Banerjea On Tuesday, the January transfer deadline put an end to the recruitment for football clubs this winter. In what has been an eventful month for Premier League teams, who have spent an incredible €829,807,000, English football has spent more than Spanish, German, Italian and French clubs

May ’68: The roots of social change in France or a short-lived fantasy?

May ’68: The roots of social change in France or a short-lived fantasy?

Otto Bajwa Greenwood 54 years on from the seditious revolution, which rather farcically began over issues regarding gender mixing in dormitories, France seems less tolerant than ever. May 1968 took France by storm, scrutinising the deeply conservative and patriarchal systems of government under Charles de Gaulle. At the time, many

Is the Bank of England to blame for the UK’s current inflation episode?

Is the Bank of England to blame for the UK’s current inflation episode?

Gauri Khanna Inflation, defined as a sustained increase in the general price level in an economy, has been escalating worldwide since mid-2021 with many countries’ consumer price indices surging well above 3% in 2022; in July, CPI in the UK reached 10.1%, the highest in 40 years since