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 (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Because officials are cancelling the “pills by post” trial, women in England will only be able to obtain abortion medication illegally online, MPs have been informed ahead of a vital Commons vote on the plan. Medical groups,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The European Court of Human Rights is being used by a host of different political parties’ coalition of MPs and peers to challenge the UK government’s apparent reluctance to probe Russian election meddling. The legal action was
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In his Spring Statement last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak defended his decision of not increasing the benefits payments to help with rising living costs. Mr Sunak, according to MPs, could have done more to help individuals on
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Attorney General has called for a shift in the attitude surrounding maternity rights, claiming that too many companies are breaking the law. Suella Braverman, the first cabinet minister ever to take maternity leave last year, said
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
