Starmer, Keir
The Labour Party leader has made a significant pivot on immigration, promising cuts in legal arrivals and stricter language requirements for new citizens. Starmer's move is seen as a pragmatic response to the public's unhappiness with record levels of immigration. However, his reliability on key issues
Starmer, Keir
With Reform UK surging in the polls, the Labour Party is attempting to divert attention from its own policy u-turns by invoking tougher immigration rules. However, this move may be too little, too late, as the party struggles to regain its footing amidst growing disillusionment with its leadership. Meanwhile, Prime
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Monique Ryan's momentary stumble in a national television appearance highlighted her vulnerability as a community-independent leader, but it pales in comparison to Peter Dutton's prolonged descent in current polling. Ryan's difficulties are mainly external, stemming from the unpopularity of the state Labor government in
Climate change
New Zealand is on the verge of a climate crisis, with NIWA's latest climate projections painting a dire picture of a future plagued by flood and drought. Green Party Co-leader Chlȵe Swarbrick warns that the Government's plan to increase emissions will have disastrous consequences, including exacerbating
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Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader in October 2015 sent shockwaves through the British media and establishment. The Stop the War Coalition Association UK argues that the combined might of the political and media establishment fought to discredit him, but ultimately failed due to Corbyn's principled
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In a candid interview with Bloomberg Television, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte shared his vision for an all-inclusive government, highlighting his willingness to engage with rebel leaders, including Moro rebels and even the exiled founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), Jose Maria Sison. Duterte emphasized that his
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Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has lambasted Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to allocate £5.8 billion from the UK's overseas aid budget to the International Climate Fund, which supports projects that encourage developing countries to adopt solar energy. Bennett claimed that the move is "
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As the federal election nears, three leading politicians - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau - are set to engage in a two-hour debate on foreign policy and Canada's role in the world. The event, presented by the Munk Debates, will
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The Republican Party's climate change stance has devolved into a saga of sabotage, with party leaders trying to undermine President Barack Obama's efforts to reach an international climate change agreement in Paris. Top Republican lawmakers are engaging in an aggressive campaign to undermine the US climate
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Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour party leadership contest has sent shockwaves across the globe, with Bernie Sanders, the left-wing candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, hailing the move as a significant shift towards addressing income and wealth inequality worldwide. Corbyn's election has been met with
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Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, John Kasich, and Ted Cruz have all denied the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, despite overwhelming evidence from numerous studies. According to a 2014 study by Bart Verheggen and colleagues, 90% of respondents with more than 10 climate-related peer-reviewed publications agreed that anthropogenic greenhouse
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The controversy surrounding the Munk Debates has intensified as the Liberal Party's co-chairs, Dan Gagnier and Katie Telford, have written an open letter to the organizer, Rudyard Griffiths, expressing concerns over the bilingual format of the debate scheduled for September 28. The debate, which will focus on foreign
