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McConntortions

4th March 2021 Hugh Winter American Politics, law

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is a modern-day Machiavelli.  As reported by The Conversation, “Mitch McConnell’s legacy is a conservative Supreme Court shaped by his calculated audacity”; he arranged the […]

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3 Comments Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Republican party, storming the Capitol, Trump impeachment

Fighting Talk

3rd September 2020 Hugh Winter American Politics, climate change, inequality, law

The Trump campaign in America’s 2020 presidential election published a short manifesto under the banner President Trump: Fighting for You!  It is an action plan, listing 50 “core priorities”, and […]

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One comment coronavirus, Donald Trump, irresponsibility, tax, trade

Proceeding with Brexit

26th October 2019 Hugh Winter British Politics, law

Parliament has now voted for a form of Brexit, for the first time, which is a major milestone in the process.  It has not agreed a timetable for implementation though, […]

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Leave a comment Boris Johnson, Brexit, Britain in Europe, referendum

Gun Control

24th January 2013 HughWinter law

Following the massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School on 14 December 2012, the question of gun-control in America is being debated.   The subject raises some interesting issues of governance, which […]

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3 Comments gun control, NRA

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