Matthew Spiers 
An obsession over what you believe in politics is often at the forefront of people’s minds but the question of how you want to achieve those beliefs appears to have taken a new precedence in the 21st century. In a world where every politician proclaims to have cookie cutter beliefs it is not surprising that the audience wants to know how the politician wants to approach change when so many before them failed to do so. The question between Sanders …
It was assumed that the defining adversarial dynamic between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness would be the fact that one was staunchly loyalist while the other was proudly republican. In reality, it was an extremely fruitful relationship partially due to a shared belief in Christianity, with Paisley and McGuinness reportedly praying together during their time as First and Deputy First Ministers. There we see a partially overlooked aspect of the society in which we live in. Christianity’s deep impact upon …
Overexposure to and a deficit of silence can be harmful to humans, negatively impacting upon our mental state. The same is true of democracy where we must always be concerned about apathetic silence and a dizzying array of constant noise. It has now become an area of thought for political actors to question whether they must speak on every issue and how often they must comment upon a single scenario. This conundrum has only become more important in a world …
