The Perspective

The German Federal Election 2025 Elize Hartzer On the 23rd of February, Germany held a record breaking election. The snap election was called in 2024 due to a governmental crisis in which the 3-party coalition broke down, lost its majority, and intentionally lost a vote of no-confidence. Germany uses a

The Fall of the Assad Regime Juliette Hussey On December 13th, thousands of civilians took to the landmark sword of Damascus to celebrate their ‘victory’ in overthrowing the Assad regime - the chant ringing in the crowd:  ‘One, one, the Syrian people is one’. Former leader, Bashar al-Assad was evacuated

Australia Passes Legislation Banning Social Media for Under-16s Krish Chaddha On the 28th of November Australian parliament passed the ‘online safety amendment (social media minimum age) bill’ by 34 votes to 19. This bill would see tech companies fined AU$50m if they do not comply with banning social media

First Labour Budget in 14 Years Krish Chaddha Rachel Reeves, Britain's first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered a Labour Budget which aims to ‘restore economic stability and turn the page on 14 years of Conservative Government’. Emphasised throughout the Budget is the need for more public investment

Labour Cuts Support for Large Voting Demographic Krish Chaddha The Labour Government has decided that winter fuel payments would only be given to those who receive pension credit, which will reduce the number of recipients of the payments from 11 million to 1.5 million. Though omitted from their manifesto,