As the election campaign draws to a close, has it fundamentally damaged America’s moral standing? November 7, 2016 Brian Klaas, a fellow in comparative politics at the London School of Economics, and author of The Despot’s Accomplice, says Yes. Whether Donald Trump wins or loses tomorrow, he has already done tremendous damage to America’s moral standing in the world, and its ability to promote Western liberal democracy globally. His sexist, racist, and xenophobic rhetoric [...]
With less than three weeks until voters go to the polls, is Donald Trump now too far behind to win? October 20, 2016 Ed Bowsher, deputy editor at Share Radio, says Yes. I said back in January that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump and I haven’t changed my mind. Trump’s comments on women have been very damaging and his victory next month is extremely unlikely. Clinton’s average poll lead over Trump is now 7 per cent, according to [...]
Should we be worried that politics is getting nastier? October 10, 2016 Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor at Reaction, says Yes. There’s a chasm between the policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but you wouldn’t know it. In between Trump calling Clinton the “devil”, accusing her of having “tremendous hate in her heart” and threatening to prosecute her, there was precious little time for analysing policy. That’s politics [...]
As Fabric closes its doors for the last time, is arbitrary state intervention killing London’s night life? September 7, 2016 Alex Proud, founder of Proud Galleries and Proud Camden, says Yes. Possibly the world’s greatest club has been closed. A club held by most in the industry (and until recently by the Met and Islington Council) as an example of good practice, run to the highest standards of professionalism, crime prevention and drug prevention. Six tragic [...]
With GCSEs being graded one to nine from 2017, are these latest reforms the best way to drive up standards? August 25, 2016 Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor of CapX, says Yes. You cannot raise academic standards simply by changing the metric, but you can signal that the spiral of grade inflation is over. A numerical system that bears little resemblance to familiar A*-G models does just that. More variations across the spectrum will help differentiate between students, while [...]
