The word coronavirus would have seemed somewhat foreign just a few months ago and yet today, it’s something that has affected all parts of the globe. The coronavirus pandemic at its core is a public health crisis, but through the implementation of lockdown and necessary social distancing measures, this has led to an unprecedented
In early July, as the Tory Leadership contest got under way, I penned an article about my experiences of working with Boris Johnson. I made some predictions about how his leadership would manifest itself. With the first month under his belt, we can now see how things are developing.
Brexit has become an issue that has dominated the United Kingdom’s political agenda since the infamous referendum was put to the people in 2016 where there was a majority vote to leave the European Union. Indeed, we were due to leave on the 31st March 2019, but as ex-Prime Minister, Theresa May failed to
Vaahan Magazine was launched on Tuesday 28th November hosted by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Baroness Verma, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DFID, said that she was “proud of the initiative and that the political discourse needs a young voice. Young people have been too
An entire textbook could be written on the UK political landscape for the years 2016 and 2017 alone, which have perhaps been the most political disruptive years in living memory. However, the importance of the Local Elections on 3rd May 2018 cannot be understated.
Being the Deputy Mayor of London is a huge honour. During my term of office, I lost count of the fantastic events I spoke at and the organisations I met that contribute to the daily life of our World city. London Is Open – as the current Mayor rightly states. One of the most
Austerity is constantly being bandied about the media, and has become a typical part of political vocabulary since its introduction by the coalition government in 2010 under David Cameron. The Economist’s definition of austerity is ‘a situation in which there is not much money’ and government revenue ‘is spent only on things that are
Whether it was the tram collision, knife crime or youth violence, speak to anyone from Croydon and they will undoubtedly defend their area to their wits end which often unfairly attracts substantial amounts of negative press. However, one of the greatest success stories to come of Croydon in recent weeks must be the appointment
We all woke up to the horrendous news on Wednesday morning about the fire in Grenfell Tower, West London. We watched the local residents’ distressing accounts, reports of mothers throwing their children out of windows to save them and footage of trapped residents who have not been seen since, will be etched in our minds. But imagine if you witnessed the tragedy first hand. Imagine if you lived in a similar block of flats. Imagine
