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Infographic: 50 Insane Facts About Bitcoin
The very nice people over at NeoMam Studios sent us this infographic today, and it is brilliant. Enjoy! 50 Insane Facts About Bitcoins [Infographic] by the team at Who is Hosting This Reddit this article
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The Ukrainian Crisis and the Propaganda War
Stephanie Surface describes the propaganda war that has taken place over the Ukrainian Revolution The Russian military finally invaded the Crimea this week, after undercover militia first stormed the local parliament, installing the Russian
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The Return Of Great Power Diplomacy
In case you missed it, international relations has gone all retro Despite what Twitter has told you, WW3 is not imminent, and nor is a new Cold War; the nuclear weapons aren’t one a
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Cannabis Users Are Unfairly Punished by the Proceeds of Crime Act: An Exclusive Interview With a Cannabis Grower
The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) came into force in 2002 and it is meant to allow the government to confiscate proceeds which are crime-related. Prior to the introduction of the 2002 Act a
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Putin’s Spluttering Petro-Empire
The breakneck pace of events in Ukraine are part of a much larger geopolitical story of Russia and its post Soviet place in the world. When Vladimir Putin came to power (the first time)
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The UK Could Learn From Colorado’s Legalisation of Cannabis
The recent legalisation of cannabis in Colorado and Washington state – not to mention Uruguay, the first country ever to legalise cannabis – serve as experiments for the pro-legalisation argument. So what is the
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Will There Be Violence If Ukraine is Split Up?
The threat of separatism in Ukraine has become all the more palpable following the overthrow of Ukraine’s newly deposed leader, Viktor Yanukovych. A country with an array of pre-existing tensions based upon ethnicity, culture
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Ukraine: History Repeats Itself
James Evans highlight echoes of the Cold War that surround recent events in Ukraine. There are strange moments in contemporary life when the events of the past seem to recur. The philosopher George Santayana
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Smoking In Cars: A Bad, Bad, Bill
The Bill that seeks to enable a ban on smoking whilst with a child in a car is badly thought-through, argues Reece Warren The recent amendment to the Children and Families Bill is the
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Data: Labour Safe Seats Are The Worst Places To Live
It’s nicer where the Tories are. A well known phrase in the fiercely tribal world of British politics, but is there any verity to it? I looked at the five safest Tory and the
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