Kourtney Spak is an american journalist and political commentator. Her journalism career focuses on American domestic policy and also foreign affairs. She also writes on environment, climate change and economy.
LONDON (ParliamentPolitics Magazine) – Against a cost-of-living crisis and global instability’s backdrop, the government proposes to take a 20% interest in a new nuclear reactor in Suffolk, bolstering the energy security of the country. EDF, the French energy company, will also take
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Rishi Sunak has denied any ties to a global corporation co-owned by his wife and operating in Russia during the Ukraine conflict. The chancellor stated that he had “nothing to do” with Infosys, a company in which
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In an effort to alleviate the strain of the cost of living problem, Rishi Sunak has lifted the national insurance threshold by £3,000 and announced a 5p per litre reduction in fuel duty tax. However, it occurs
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – With the culture secretary expected to take the final call on who will manage the media regulator of the UK this week, Michael Grade has appeared as the frontrunner to become the next chair of Ofcom. The
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to a senior economic adviser to the Ukrainian president, buying Russian fossil fuel offers “bloody money” to Moscow, which, in his opinion, ends up “funding war crimes.” According to Oleg Ustenko, oil revenue accounts for at
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to an eminent economist, the chancellor has “wiggle room” to help combat growing living costs. Before the Spring Statement on Wednesday, Sir Charlie Bean told the BBC that Rishi Sunak might have up to £50 billion
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The head of Police Scotland has stated that it is morally imperative and necessary to operate for police forces across the UK to show “zero tolerance for discrimination, racism and misogyny” both across society and within their
EDINBURGH (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Politicians from all over Scotland have paid homage to a member of the Scottish Parliament who passed while playing rugby for Holyrood. David Hill died on Saturday while playing for the Scottish Parliament in a tournament in
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – P&O Ferries is facing a backlash after the company abruptly fired 800 employees without warning. The government announced it will evaluate its agreements with P&O Ferries after the company sacked its employees and replaced them with less
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK administration said on Wednesday that 2 British nationals who had been detained in Iran for years will be returning home, putting an end to long ordeals that have affected ties between London and Tehran. Nazanin
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – After No 10 seemed to open the door to fracking, Ed Miliband, the shadow energy secretary, advised Mr Johnson against bowing in to climate sceptics on the Conservative backbenchers. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the government is
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Boris Johnson has expressed his concern that Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine, saying that such a move would be “straight out of Russia’s playbook.” There is only one way the war in Ukraine can
