The Arctic Dispute

Ice loss, unbalanced ecosystems and the release of huge carbon stores are just some of the well-known environmental impacts of Arctic amplification. But what are the political implications that may lurk deep beneath?

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The Flaw of Democracy

Last week, US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris were both sworn into office on their inauguration date (21st of January 2021) to serve the ‘world’s greatest democracy’. The perspective ‘that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile’ has certainly illustrated itself globally over the past couple of months but will democracy truly ‘prevail’?

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The Expansion of the CMA

Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union has meant the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will become more responsible for larger, more complex and global mergers, cartels and competition enforcement cases which were exclusively reviewed by the European Commission. How will the CMA deal with this added workload and what is the future relationship between the CMA and the European Commission?

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Britain's 'Green Industrial Revolution'

Following on from his pledge for the economy to ‘build back greener’ in October, PM Boris Johnson released his Ten Point Plan last week to spearhead Britain into a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’. However, criticisms have been raised regarding the effectiveness of the plan. Furthermore, Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review on the 25th of November left many environmentalists wondering just how compatible Sunak’s COVID-19 recovery economic policies will be with Johnson’s transformative vision for Britain energy industry. Read on more for an analysis of PM Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan.

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