You Wanted War, Didn’t You?
Most of the nation will not have seen the most recent execution by Islamic State militants. Jordanian Air Force pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was locked in a cage and burned alive in….
Category: Politics
Image Really Is Everything
“The ‘self-image’ is the key to human personality and human behaviour. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behaviour.” – Maxwell Maltz. After being bombarded by….
Making Noise and Looking Thoughtful – Student Politics
Making Noise and Looking Thoughtful – Student Politics Maybe the title doesn’t make it clear, but I’m talking about Student Politics. Most young students spend their first few months at university learning how to wash….
Parliament Week 2014: Conservative MP Tim Loughton answers YOUR questions
Last year, we at Fortitude Magazine covered Parliament Week, a series of events across the UK aimed at connecting young people to parliament and democracy. The week proved hugely successful,….
A Golden Dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun?
In December 2014, the Japanese public re-elected Shinzo Abe as their Prime Minister. He is a controversial figure, despised by many in Korea, China, and even Japan for his seemingly….
TV Crimes: Paris, Glasgow and the death of media responsibility
In his 2004 book The Copycat Effect: How The Media and Popular Culture Trigger The Mayhem in Tomorrow’s Headlines, author Loren Coleman stated “The media must cease its graphic and….
Why “I don’t like political music” is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard.
“I don’t like politics in music” – that made me look up on the tube as we entered another tunnel of misery on a Monday morning. Two men sitting across….
Voting and Young People: Why the Youth of Today Are Indifferent to Top Level Politics
We are in the midst of one of the most intriguing periods in British politics in decades. Next year’s general election is unique in terms of its wonderful unpredictability; what….
TTIP – The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
TTIP – The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership What is it? TTIP is a trade agreement designed to make trade between the United States and the European Union happen with….
A history of bad drugs policy
We are living in a time where there is more evidence than ever before to suggest that the current direction of drugs policy is not having the desired effect. That….