Janine Ewen, MSc Health Improvement/Health Promotion, talks about Scotland’s 150 year old relationship with Malawi and how today it’s supporting education and community development.
We were all young once!
In politics, the media and society, young people today are more marginalised and alienated than the oldies like to admit, argues Alex Donald, Politics First features assistant.
Should Britain be spearheading a campaign to reform the UN?
UN reform could help shape Britain’s role in the world, but the institution is not ripe for British-led change, says Adam Hug.
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Understanding history is crucial to bringing peace to the Middle East
The Israelis need to elect a moderate government if they are to take the initiative on peace, writes Sir Harold Atcherley, former international businessman and government advisor.
Understanding history is crucial to bringing peace to the Middle East »
An opportunity not to be lost
The House of Lords is more likely to evolve in a democratic direction now than at any point in the last century. With both parties in the Coalition Cabinet firmly behind a set of reform proposals, there is serious momentum for change, says Lord Paul Tyler…
Kennedy: No short cuts in guarding the Coastguard
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy argues that making vast changes to the way the Coastguard operates in the hope of saving a relatively small amount of money is a false economy.
Does a new Raj beckon for Britain?
The Head of War Studies at Sandhurst argues New Delhi could become the second Great Raj, with London its junior partner.
The SME sector must not become a political football
British policy-makers must seek the facts behind the headlines when it comes to supporting growth, writes the head of the British Bankers’ Association.
The need for a new global economic Minotaur
From Athens to New York, the roar of volatile markets is in our ear. Economics Professor Yanis Varoufakis from the University of Athens assesses the state of play.
Patience and good things will come
Tom Clougherty, Executive Director of the Adam Smith Institute, looks at options for improving the economy — and says that good things come to those who wait.









