In a desperate attempt to short circuit the parliamentary investigation into his financial dealings, member of parliament Nigel Farage has resigned from the chamber and triggered a by-election (special election) that he plans to stand in. Farage’s speech tried to frame this by-election as the people vs. the establishment. But it’s impossible to argue that […]
Last year the Swiss start-up Sun-Ways rolled out the world’s first solar railways as a three year pilot program to check on the feasibility of installing solar panels between active tracks. The first year of the program was such a success that it’s likely the program will become permanent and expand, according to EuroNews. There […]
British prime minister Kier Starmer announced his resignation outside the iconic front door of No. 10 Downing Street on Monday afternoon. It is widely expected that newly elected member of parliament Andy Burnham will succeed Starmer as the leader of the Labour Party which means he would become the seventh premier in 10 years for […]
In April, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reinstated its government in the Tigray region of Ethopia in a direct repudiation of the 2022 Pretoria Agreement that had ended the two year Tigray War that killed an estimated 600,000 people, the deadliest war of the 21st century to date. There are reports that the TPLF […]
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election with 55% of the vote, a nearly 9,000 vote margin over the Reform candidate. Burnham has stated that he’d enter any leadership contest for the Labor Party if it’s called. The (now) former mayor is a far more popular figure with the British public, and Labor […]
