Democracy in Action – UK Parliament Week
To briefly descend into twee verbiage, “children are the future”. But typically, if you cast a cursory eye over the hordes of teeming teenagers, you’d be forgiven for not being….
Author: Russ Fay
Graduate of the University of Aberystwyth with a degree in International Politics. Prodder of sleeping lions
Censorship of the Right
Freedom of Speech is one of the great virtues of our modern society. The right to be able to say more or less what you want no matter how blunderingly….
Review: April Fools 2014
Yes it’s that time of year again. It’s the First of April, thus it’s that time of the year where companies, people and more importantly newspapers attempt to fool its….
Fortitude Politics Weekly Update 23/02/14
Another week, another collection of events. And because that’s our job, Fortitude has been writing about these things, purely so that you, dear readers, can consume the meal of information….
Venezuela – The Other Protest Crisis
The latest craze, it seems, is having massive, violent protests. The trend started in earnest a few years a go with what was commonly described as the Arab Spring. Egypt….
Fortitude Politics Weekly Update 16/02/14
So, another week has gone by. And things, as they do, have been happening. And because we here at Fortitude are jolly good folk, we’ve been keeping on top of….
The Central African Republic – The Next Rwanda?
One of the most brutal genocides of all time, millions brutally butchered in the streets. But at the time, no one cared too much about Rwanda. The world turned the….
Egypt – A Brief Guide to the Past and Future
Revolutions, it is said, are so called as they keep happening again and again. Case in point: Egypt. How often have you seen a crisis in Egypt? Changes of Government….
Fortitude Politics Weekly Update 01/02/14
This week in Politics…. Not been paying attention this week? Well we’ve got you covered: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Resigns and Anti-Protest Law Abolished In an attempt to bring a….
One Of The Scariest Text Messages Of All Time
“Dear subscriber, you are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance.” This is the message received by thousands of people participating in the ever escalating protests in Kiev, Ukraine…..