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Is violence against politicians on the rise?

Is violence against politicians on the rise?

Ellie Regan MP Virginia Crosbie, a Welsh conservative MP, told BBC news reporters that she wears a stab proof vest when meeting constituents. After the violent murder of Crosbie’s colleague, Sir David Amess, who was stabbed multiple times in his local constituency surgery in 2021, she comments on how

The ‘Gilets Jaunes’: Who are they and what do they want?

The ‘Gilets Jaunes’: Who are they and what do they want?

Lucy Willis Every Saturday for over 70 weeks, starting on 17th November 2018, the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ (yellow jackets) have protested on the streets of French cities in disapproval of the French government. Although Lockdown temporarily halted these violent protests, the yellow jackets have taken to the French streets once more.

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

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