Daily Globe British Values, Global Perspective
The 30th of June was the last date for extending the Transition period for Brexit. The BBC failed entirely to mention it on its nightly news coverage. Since there is no agreement for an extended Transition by 1st July the UK will finally fully leave the EU by January 2021. …
Read More »An Overview of #GE2017
So, here we go again. The politics of the United Kingdom are centre stage once again. Scottish independence Referendum 2014, UK General Election 2015, EU Referendum 2016 and now, UK General Election 2017. Introduction The one in Scotland was the ‘once in a generation’ Referendum you may remember but SNP …
Read More »The popular image of American gun owners is wrong
Every day I get up and put on a gun. It’s part of my normal life. It’s part of my daily routine. No different than making coffee or feeding the dogs before I leave for work. These days there is so much misinformation on who that makes “me.” I’m a …
Read More »Britain must lead the Liberal Reformation
The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost. Liberals and liberalism are on the retreat. The western world that has politically changed little in three decades has been sent a tremendous …
Read More »Criminal Justice in 2016
In light of Michael Gove’s criminal justice reforms, it’s worth taking a look at how criminal justice and criminal justice reform operates in the United States. Andy Hatfield, a lawyer in America, offers this perspective. Few places felt the turbulence of criminal justice reform in 2015 more than my hometown …
Read More »Rural Poverty: The American countryside is suffering and in need of educational reform
From the Andy Griffith Show and It’s a Wonderful Life to Dan in Real Life and E.T., the small town is where we escape to when the big city gets too big. The tea is sweeter, the people are nicer, and the football is better. It turns out that as …
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