The European Union, or the EU as it’s known in the common vernacular, is a long way from perfect. Only a few weeks ago, I was genuinely unsure of which way I would vote in the coming referendum. It’s become easy to view the EU as an unaccountable morass of bureaucrats and excessive regulations, controlling […]
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“Not bad for a runner up” – an interview with Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham’s 15 years as an MP have not been uneventful. Since serving as both Culture and Health Secretary under the premiership of Gordon Brown, Burnham has been consistently at the frontline of the Labour party. Since September, he’s been the only one of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership rivals to accept a position in his shadow […]
What’s Wrong with the Star Wars Prequels?
There’s little that hasn’t already been said about the Star Wars prequels. It’s been sixteen years since the beginning of the trilogy, the same amount of time that passed between the release of Return of the Jedi in 1983 and The Phantom Menace in 1999. Fans have complained ceaselessly about inconsistencies with the original films […]