Category: Politics
Weekly Politics Summary: 15/3/24
Lee Anderson joins Reform’s first MP Politics in the UK: On the 11th of March, Lee Anderson MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK. He is Reform UK’s first Member of Parliament and joined after he was removed by the Conservative whip. The Conservative Whip is a person in…
What has Narendra Modi done to make India Great?
Who is Narendra Modi? Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India on the 26th of May 2014 after serving as the chief minister of Gujarat for 13 years. Modi is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party, B.J.P. for short, a right-wing political party in India. Modi and the B.J.P. won the 2014 election with 171…
How Nikki Hailey won Democrat Votes in Republican Primaries
Election Results On Wednesday, the 6th of March 2024, Nikki Hailey announced she was ceasing her campaign after winning only two primaries. Vermont and the District of Columbia. She beat Trump in Vermont 49.8% to 45.6%, with a total of 36,000 votes for herself and 33,000 for Trump. In the District of Columbia, only 2000…
Weekly Politics Summary: 8/3/24
Jeremy Hunt and his Spring budget On Wednesday the 6th of March Jeremy Hunt announced the UK Spring budget that will aim to improve the British economy and raise support for the Conservative Party ahead of a 2024 election which is either going to be in August or in May. The major change will be…
The 3 Big changes in the Spring Budget
On Wednesday the 6th of March, Jeremy Hunt announced in Parliament what the Spring Budget will contain. This is expected to be the final budget ahead of an expected summer general election. Taxation The National Insurance tax will be reduced by 2%, on top of the 1% cut in the Autumn statement, for both employees…
India: Fastest Growing Economy in 2024
In the final three months of 2023, India’s GDP increased by a staggering 8.4%, going over and beyond analyst’s predictions of 6.6%. This places India as the fifth largest economy globally, with a GDP of $4.113 trillion. By 2027 they are set to rise to third place, overtaking Germany and Japan, who currently have GDPs…
