The Danger Of Normalising Tragedies
Just forty-eight hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, everything seemed to have gone back to normal…
A Labour of Love
Humour, heart and soul in the battle for the heart and soul of the Labour party. James Graham’s latest offering…
United States, Israel to quit UNESCO over ‘anti-Israel bias’
The United States is formally withdrawing from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), citing structural ‘anti-Israel’ bias…
The End Of The War On Drugs?
Drug dealing is, in many ways, like any other business – it requires a consistent production line, willing employers, competitive…
The Unwinnable War: America’s military campaign in Afghanistan is morally just, but ultimately doomed.
On the 5th October, U.S president Donald Trump announced plans to send a further 4000 troops to Afghanistan, thus pushing…
Bury Austerity: it has no place in the future of our politics
Last week, The Beaver published an opinion article which argued that austerity was a policy which “should be put back…
May needs to shape up or ship out
This country is currently walking down a distinctive path leading to a dangerous cross-road: In under five years, we will…
Sharing blame: Why the Catalan issue is not a good vs bad story
Some people have been trying to depict the Catalan ‘referendum’ as a story of a bad repressive state vs a…
Catalan Independence Debunked
Catalonia is the autonomous community which contributes most to the Gross Domestic Product of Spain, providing around 19%. An autonomous…
UK fails to grasp EU’s internal logic
In this year’s first edition of the Beaver, editor Alan Locke argued that the EU had “shown its true colours”,…
