By Sara Khaliq There is the well recycled mantra that ‘what you don’t know, doesn’t hurt you’. The deadly beauty of social media is what we do know. We can access vaults of knowledge in the click of a finger. The days of letter writing and getting your news from the daily news...

By Sara Khaliq When we say Smart Cities or Smart Governance, often the first thing that comes to mind is flying cars, teleportation devices and holograms. In this blog I will attempt to bring clarity to the ambiguous term that is increasingly relevant to potential developments...

By Sara Khaliq In the UK there is increasing polarisation in the lines of age and their input in political participation. Like in every democracy, it is vital for every sector of society to be able to cast a vote that matters. In the case of young people however, it seems that...

By Sara Khaliq ‘Fake News’ is a contested term. Does it enable Politicians to discredit media claims they do not like? Does it enable the Media to circulate hyperbolised information with little, to no truth in it? Both can create real consequences, but which is worse? Statist...

Warmest welcome to our February interns! We ask each intern to briefly introduce themselves. I am a third year BA International Relations student. I have had previous experience in writing blogs and content for political matters. I am also a keen writer, I one day hope to have...