Saiesha’s Political Hypothesis

After 18 years of Conservative rule, how did the Labour party manage it’s 179-seat majority under Tony Blair? Was it down to the media? Bad Conservative reputation? Their commitments to improving protection of human rights? Find out more on today’s episode.

Given Kanye’s tweet on the 4th of July 2020, I wanted to do some research of my own regarding the legitimacy of him actually being able to run for president. Information influenced by Eve Cornwell.

Diving into something more legal than political this episode. Contract law has always been something that’s intrigued me considering the different elements that go into making a contract legally enforceable. The sources and cases used: 1. Balfour v Balfour 1919, Carlil v Carbonic Smolkr Ball Company 1893, Chappel v Nestle 1960, Arrale v Constain Civil Engineering Ltd 1976, Roscorla v Thomas 1842, Pinnel’s Case 1602, Williams v Roffey Bro’s & Nicholls 1991, Collier v Wright 2008, Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Perer 2009, Wells v Devani 2019

I made a google document filled with resources - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xQFIrUtRfXkPNO2aJ_wkYOiVWFBz7rTDgBjNnKh7Df0/edit?usp=sharing It is more important than anything to spread awareness and to actively challenge our legal system against racism and inequalities in all forms.

The advocacy for gender quotas in our society leads to people mischaracterizing the feminist movement as misandrist when in fact it was intended to be a means in achieving empowerment.

This case has been surrounded by ethical/ moral debate and was one of the cases that sparked my legal interest. I discuss some legislation that was used in her case, as well as my stance on how the court handled the topic of morality in her case.

I focus more on the legal side of this discussion as that’s what interested me with this topic the most. The confusion over its legality makes the issue extremely controversial, however this does not make it any less disturbing than the symbols already are.

Constitutions organize, distribute and regulate state power. The unwritten or arguably ‘uncodified’ constituion of Britain is largely due to its history with colonialism and it’s international relations.

A philosophical approach on the ‘post-truth era’ that we are dubbed to be living in. I look at the origins of ‘fake news’ and how that has made an impact in history, a really interesting concept about intrinsic value and human nature. This links to politics as campaigns and manifestos are built on fiction, whether they will be carried out effectively or not.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions globally and the economic recession it has caused is unprecedented in our society. In this episode we discuss (with our first guest) how detrimental it is to UK’s economy.