When you consider all that has happened it’s hard to believe that we’re only 10 weeks into Trump 2.0. Upon inauguration he immediately signed a host of executive orders; to name a few, rioters who stormed the Capitol on the 6th of January were pardoned, there was an attempt to end birthright citizenship, and a…
There is an argument that Wednesday 17th August 2016 was one of the most consequential days of the 21st century. Without it, Trump loses the election to Hillary Clinton and returns to the world of showbiz and golf. Perhaps another populist comes forward to channel the disaffection that fuels the MAGA crowd, but Trump’s run…
Tom stepped out of his parents' front door, inhaled a lungful of the cold, morning air and set off on his run. Even getting this far was a small triumph. The winter months had seen his fitness steadily decline as the strains of his work had begun to show. Sleep, which had never been a…
At midday on February 26th 2022, a Toyota Prius drove away from Trakai, Lithuania’s former capital. The Ukraine flag attached to its roof was trapped in the back left window, failing to catch the wind. Then the car began to slow. Still in the middle of the road the back left door opened and shut…
Covid-19 came to the attention of the world on the 31st December, 2019. The Wuhan authorities reported a cluster of infections of a novel coronavirus that originated in a wet market. Since then it has spread across the globe, infecting 11,563,004 people and killing 536,843. Yet, this is by no means evenly spread throughout the…
Since December 31st, Covid-19 has wreaked havoc across the world. What began as an unknown disease in a Wuhan wet market has now become a global pandemic. Within three months it has put over a quarter of the world in lockdown and infected 199 territories. It has claimed the lives of over 24,000 people and…
Having lived in Hong Kong for just over four weeks now, I have come to the decision that there is no more enlightening time to be living here. The protests have been in full swing for months and I have no doubt that in the future they will be seen as a key point in…
Callum Hill 