President Bashar Al-Assad overthrown, Syria now faces the challenge of forming a government of national unity to heal the wounds left by 14 years of war and rebuild a country that has been left mostly in ruins. Fady Marouf This is clearly the beginning of a very different […]
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A most controversial first year for Milei
Hate speech, symbolic violence, an anti-gender policy agenda, shock measures, defunding of education and health, thousands of layoffs…These are among the trademarks of the first 365 days of a government that many criticise, though some defend. This year also saw the suspension of public works, 13 Ministries shuttered, government […]
Neurodiversity and resilience: The story of an immigrant
Ana Ramos arrived in London from Colombia when she was eleven. She quickly felt at home but would discover she had ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia years after having to retake her A-levels twice. With her diagnoses, she graduated from university and has worked as a paralegal and across the civil […]
The UK and Colombia: dignity and the principle of reciprocity
Beyond the reasons given by the United Kingdom’s diplomatic corps to justify the willingness to once again demand visas for Colombians, this measure is hostile, unfriendly and arrogant. Germán Ayala Osorio A few Colombians lying on their asylum applications should not have motivated this hostile decision, particularly when […]
Music to celebrate winter in the UK
New England vocal quartet Windborne have released their new album + illustrated songbook “To warm the winter hearth”, a collection of songs of solstice and winter music. Performed in English, Occitan and Lithuanian, it is a work of art with songs from the rich US-American, English and European folk libraries. […]
















