Why Labour’s plan to ‘rewrite Brexit’ might not be as politically risky as it sounds: Labour leader Keir Starmer has committed to rewriting the UK’s Brexit deal with the European Union when it comes up for review in 2025, if his party is elected to government. He has said he wants a closer trading relationship …
Bank account closures don’t just affect ‘politically exposed persons’ – sex workers have struggled with financial exclusion for years: BongkarnGraphic/Shutterstock The fallout over the closure of Nigel Farage’s bank account has shed light on how financial institutions handle “politically exposed persons”, whom they may view as high-risk clients. Farge, the former Ukip leader, who held …
What is a ‘politically exposed person’ and why do the likes of Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage claim the status prevents them getting bank accounts?: Reports vary as to why the private bank Coutts decided to close the account of former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. He claims he was excluded for his political views, the …
COVID bailouts helped politically connected businesses more than others – new research: Shutterstock/steved_np3 COVID has been a painfully expensive ordeal for countries across the world. Aside from the medical cost of vaccines, testing and treatment, economic aid for furlough schemes and sector bailouts dealt a serious blow to public finances. Nations responded by distributing vast …
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s democracy figurehead could face life imprisonment in ‘politically motivated’ prosecution: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to two years in prison over breaches of the country’s COVID restrictions in the first of a number of trials, which – if she is found guilty of all the …
Uganda’s schooling system doesn’t politically empower young people: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images More than 20 years ago, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stated that: The lack of education stops a great majority of Africans from being citizens in their own right. However, in the two following decades, there have been …
Why a coronavirus vaccine is politically valuable to China: Hundreds of people have been queueing in the city of Yiwu in eastern China in recent days to get an experimental vaccine for COVID-19. Although the vaccine is yet to complete its clinical trials, it was reportedly given to hundreds of thousands of people in the …
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro has coronavirus – what it could mean for him politically: The most surprising thing about Jair Bolsonaro’s positive test for coronavirus, announced on July 7, was how long it took to happen. The Brazilian president was first suspected of having the virus in March, when several members of his entourage came down …
What needs to be done to make Africa politically stable: Africa needs average economic growth of over 7% for several decades if it's to reduce poverty and increase income levels. Shutterstock Levels of armed conflict flux and wane. In 2017, levels of high fatality violence in Africa were significantly lower than during the immediate post-Cold …
Dairy Queen owner defends ‘politically incorrect’ sign: A Wisconsin Dairy Queen owner is defending a sign describing his restaurant as “politically incorrect” for its unabashed support for “God and country.” The sign at the franchise in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, notifies patrons that staff may say “Merry Christmas,” ''Happy Easter” and “God Bless America” among other things. …