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The last few weeks have seen the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing increased pressure to step down over the “Partygate” scandal and accusations that he intervened to authorise Afghan animal evacuation. The latest revelations of the lockdown-breaching parties that took place at his official residence, along with the leaked information regarding his alleged interference to help animal evacuation from Afghanistan have put his future at the leadership position into question. Almost three years ago, Johnson led the Tories to the Party’s latest election victory in decades. However, he is…

Talks of Scotland’s independence referendum have once again resumed amidst public outcry over the now-infamous partygate. While Westminster is dealing with the reverberations of the political scandal, the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is wasting no time in reminding the public about her plans for a second independence referendum. With Omicron raging in the country, it is all but clear the coronavirus will be at the top of politicians’ agenda at least until the spring. Nonetheless, independence has been a hot topic in Scotland since the first referendum in 2014…

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2019 has sparked vehement disapproval on the island after reported cases of social gatherings held at Downing Street during Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Whether a forthcoming Conservative Party leadership election will take place in the United Kingdom as a consequence of the series of scandalous parties is a question the public is highly concerned about. Considering Johnson’s vulnerable position at the moment and the fact that there is no shortage of potential successors,…

Long gone are the days when online betting was related only to sports and casino games. Reputable bookmakers such as William Hill, Betfair, Betvictor, Skybet, SBK, and others follow the latest trends and accept wagers on numerous election outcomes, early termination of government mandates, and more entertaining topics like the name of the unborn child of some royal person for example. For better or for worse, sometimes data originating from political betting odds happen to be more precise than the results from official politics-related polls. Policymaking has an impact on…

The position of Boris Johnson as UK’s Prime Minister seems to be getting more and more unstable by the hour, as he is trying to deal with the consequences occurring as a result of Sue Gray’s initial report into the ongoing “Partygate” scandal. The turbulence surrounding Mr Johnson’s fate as Prime Minister has become worse since the revelations of parties and social gatherings of the UK Government and Conservative Party staff that have taken place since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in violation of the country’s public health restrictions under which…

The United States is undeniably a superpower with huge military strength and a massive economy that no country can match. With key roles in the UN and NATO, it wields remarkable degrees of influence on the international political scene. It is therefore unsurprising that the whole world is holding its breath when a major election is to take place on US soil, be it senatorial or presidential. One such big event is due on November 8, 2022, when voters nationwide will determine the outcome of the US midterm elections. One-third…

The French presidential elections that will take place in April are by no means expected to be boring, and who will face the incumbent president in the runoff is the question people keep on asking themselves. There is no shortage of candidates who have already thrown their hats in the ring, claiming that they can oust Mr. Macron, which makes the situation all the more intense. Even though the Head of State is not yet a candidate, it seems that he is bound to seek a second and final term.…

Boris Johnson’s name has been embroiled in a scandal after the rule-breaking, which seems to be taking place under his office after the Coronavirus outbreak. After weeks of gaffes, political mess, and allegations, the prime minister’s future is still rather unpredictable, still more since he is yet to come clean about what actually happened. Now, the prime minister of Great Britain has a lot of questions to answer after the revelations that have led to a police investigation and official inquiry. It is expected that as a result of the…

The Perth Casino Royal Commission has received several submissions documenting cases of gamblers being harassed and threatened by loan sharks at or near the Crown Perth Casino premises. The cases were detailed by Financial Counselling Australia (FCA), a Melbourne-based non-profit organisation that works to assist people who struggle with financial hardships. Several local gamblers sought help from the organisation after experiencing harassment and death threats from loan sharks they met on the casino floor. Loan sharks are, in essence, unauthorized moneylenders who operate outside the law and target people struggling…

The National Lottery is extremely popular in the UK, with statistics for 2020 showing that 27.3% of the people in the UK have participated in the National Lottery at least once in the last month. Until recently, the legal age for purchasing a lottery ticket and playing the game was 16 or older. As lottery tickets were given as birthday gifts and anybody of the age of 16 or older could play the National Lottery, the number of jackpot millionaires in the UK is fairly high. In April 2021, the…