Greta Thunberg and Climate activism
The tragedy is, aside from the attacks on Thunberg and the personal impact of such vitriol which we can only guess at, is that the real issues get side-lined or ignored.
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Donald Trump
US: mass shootings and deadly rhetoric?
As satirist John Oliver put it, though Tump cannot be blamed for the existence of white nationalism and anti-immigrant hysteria he has created an environment where those kinds of views can incubate and flourish
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Vitriol and bluster – another week in political communication
We seem to be in an age where sketchy undeliverable promises and personal bombast are lauded in some quarters as positive traits.
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The toxicity of political communication
The seemingly interminable wrangling over Brexit has seen proponents on both sides resort to the language of violence and intimidation.
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We’ve been here before – Corbyn and the right wing press
The latest in a long line of attempts to ram home to their readership, and by extension the electorate, Corbyn’s complete unsuitability for high office.
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The (still) dying art of the political interview
The observation that the one-on–one televisual political interview is, at best, moribund is not a new one.
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It’s sport that makes the world go round
Sport is utterly central to the conduct of international politics – and always has been.
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Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the crisis of public language
Johnson might well be PM one day. He has political nous and an obvious ability to surface from controversy relatively unscathed. That’s an important factor in today’s political landscape.
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Trump and the media – the war goes on
Trump’s battle with the US media is becoming more worrying and farcical.
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Trump and the art of Tweeting
Another day, another tweet, another incident. This time Donald Trump, the prolific and seemingly indiscriminate tweeter who just happens to be leader of the free world has damaged diplomatic relations with Australia.
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