Should/Are muslim brits (be) slacking off at school?

Statistics proclaim that only a third of British Muslims finish school. The first revelation to the Prophet from the Angel Gabriel in Islam was to"read; read in the name of thy lord; who created man from a clot; and taught man what man knew not" A famous quote from the Hadith is to &q...more...

King Alfred the Great's reign gave birth to the English monarch.

King Alfred (approx. 849-899) is the only British king to be titled 'the Great'. Did his reign as the King of West Saxony give precedence to the British monarchical system?more...

The infusion of mathematics in a host of other subjects is unnecessary and somewhat irritating.

Descartes said that every study revolves around mathematics and science. It is a widely held belief and assertion that knowledge roots at philosophy which translates to mathematics which then branches out to all other fields. But is it really that necessary to shove/force symmetries/equations/for...more...

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: There could have been a negotiated settlement at the end of the first...

There was almost certainly room for a negotiated settlement in the late 1640s. There had been an increasing polarisation, away from the peace party, a middle group, and a war party into two camps, Presbyterian and independent. This meant that there was no one to smooth relations and come up ...more...

Book review: George Canning by Wendy Hinde (Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1989)

George Canning served in most of the foreign policy roles available in early 19th century Britain, as under secretary at the Foreign Office, and as an ambassador to Portugal as well as being Foreign Minister for nine years. He briefly achieved his ambitions as Prime Minister, at a moment in h...more...

The infusion of mathematics in a host of other subjects is unnecessary and somewhat irritating.

Descartes said that every study revolves around mathematics and science. It is a widely held belief and assertion that knowledge roots at philosophy which translates to mathematics which then branches out to all other fields. But is it really that necessary to shove/force symmetries/equations/for...more...

To what extent are police biased to less powerful groups of the society

Is police/law enforcement irreversibly corrupt. Are the less/non-influential/powerful/opulent factions of society never going to receive justice? Can we trust the police? Or should we be fatalistic, not report crimes and take matters in our own hands(perform vigilante justice)? Are the poli...more...

King Alfred the Great's reign gave birth to the English monarch.

King Alfred (approx. 849-899) is the only British king to be titled 'the Great'. Did his reign as the King of West Saxony give precedence to the British monarchical system?more...

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More may be better

Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz have written a book entitled The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed, this is part of an ongoing debate within International Relations about nuclear weapons, could proliferation be a good thing? or is it too risky? after all its a risk we could not test...more...

Agincourt: the greatest British victory in midieval history?

The English mowed down the French knights with just a lightly armed force fighting with the welsh longbow. As indeed had the English on many earlier occasions in the 'hundred years war'. Agincourt has however become one of our defining English legends while Crecy and Poitiers have not. However wh...more...

The agreement between Russia and Great Britain in 1907 was inevitable?

States do not always react the same way in essentially similar situations, what influenced the way a state went can be seen through decision making analysis. Britain at the turn of the twentieth century need not have moved into an entente with France and Russia, she could have joined with the...more...

Agincourt: the greatest British victory in midieval history?

The English mowed down the French knights with just a lightly armed force fighting with the welsh longbow. As indeed had the English on many earlier occasions in the 'hundred years war'. Agincourt has however become one of our defining English legends while Crecy and Poitiers have not. However wh...more...

Book review: George Canning by Wendy Hinde (Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1989)

George Canning served in most of the foreign policy roles available in early 19th century Britain, as under secretary at the Foreign Office, and as an ambassador to Portugal as well as being Foreign Minister for nine years. He briefly achieved his ambitions as Prime Minister, at a moment in h...more...

Absolute Monarchy was Limited Monarchy

Absolute monarchy always had its limits, these limits prevent it from becoming a despotism or a tyranny. However the theoretical limits on an absolute monarch were heavily contested at the time and today, how absolute a Monarch ever was is contested. There is even the question as to whether even...more...

World Systems theory covers neither the world or the idea of system properly

World-Systems analysis is a historical and economic approach to analysis, however politics is not just reduced to economics and the nation to classes. In World-Systems Analysis peoples options are determined by the “World-System” rather than the nation state, this system has many influencing inst...more...

European History - The Partition of Poland in 1795 was more of an achievement than gaining territ...

Catherine II or Catherine the Great of Russia who ruled from 1762 until 1796. She as Tsar or ruler made significant and notable Foreign Policy gains, including the partition of Poland and gaining significant territory from the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Was the partition more of an achievement than...more...

European History - Were the Bourbon Royal Family to blame for the Revolution?

The French Revolution in 1789 has often been blamed on the Bourbon family themselves, including Louis XIV, XV and XVI, and their debt as well as increasingly negative public opinion. Can we really say they brought it upon themselves?more...

GORBACHEV WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR

The collapse of the USSR came about from a number of factors and was most definitely hastened along by Gorbachev’s policies, however the extent to which the demise of the USSR can be directly linked to Gorbachev is still widely debated. more...

King Alfred the Great's reign gave birth to the English monarch.

King Alfred (approx. 849-899) is the only British king to be titled 'the Great'. Did his reign as the King of West Saxony give precedence to the British monarchical system?more...

An airlift was the best possible option to break the berlin blockade

In 1948 the soviets engaged in the Berlin blockade. This can be seen as the start of the cold war with relations having been deteriorating but there was still cooperation in germany and austria between the two sides. The Berlin blockade was the first point where war between the two superpowers wa...more...