Sarah is a a journalist at Parliament Magazine specializing in UK and European news. She is also full-time freelance writer specializing in business and finance and has worked with a range of clients, from growth marketing agencies to cryptocurrency platforms. She previously studied Economics with Spanish Bsc at the University of Birmingham.
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK removed Covid restrictions for England and Northern Ireland in early March, and Scotland and Wales were set to follow shortly after. Yet the number of patients testing positive for Covid-19 in Scottish hospitals has reached
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Petrol and gas prices have become an increasing worry for households in the UK, and this pressure doesn’t show any signs of easing any time soon, thanks to the Ukraine crisis making existing shortages worse. Recent figures
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Shortly before the rugby match between Ireland and England on Saturday 12th March, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Micheál Martin, Ireland’s taoiseach (Prime Minister). The two leaders discussed the Northern Ireland Protocol (which determines the
It’s been almost two years since Covid first began to spread around the world, yet despite efforts to roll out vaccines and control the virus, most countries are still living in the grips of the pandemic. Spain is now planning to change
The latest news in the Donald Trump investigation concerns the allegations that the president and his family were involved in a wide-ranging fraud. The New York State attorney general accused the Trump Organization of misrepresenting the value of assets to obtain financing.
Bulgaria and North Macedonia have a shaky past, but it appears that the two nations have reached some form of reconciliation thanks to a recent talk. Kiril Petkov and Dimitar Kovačevski, the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and North Macedonia respectively, met in
Jean-Michael Blanquer, the French education minister, has landed in hot water after being caught out taking a holiday in Ibiza while the government revealed strict Covid rules for schools. The politician was on the Spanish island one day before schools were due
Since the spread of Omicron made the UK government take a stronger stance against Covid once again, the UK has remained under “Plan B measures,” which consist of compulsory face coverings and the use of Covid passes at bigger events. However, these
There’s been lots of talk in the UK recently about how the balance of powers in the labor market has shifted thanks to a limited supply of workers and large numbers resigning, with many employers struggling to fill their vacancies. This has
Few news stories have the power to harrow a nation quite like the case of Sarah Everard, a young woman who was murdered by a police officer called Wayne Couzens she thought was arresting her. It highlighted the dangers women face in
Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary has stated that she is unwilling to accept a deal that requires British products to be inspected upon entering Northern Ireland. Ms. Truss was writing in the Sunday Telegraph as the UK’s principal negotiator with the EU
The United Arab Emirates is at soaring risk of being named in the list of the global watchdog of nations subject to more lapse for failing at battling laundering of money and financing(terrorist) despite recent insistence of government to eradicate illegal transactions.
The Omicron variant has thrown a spanner in the works regarding the UK’s response to COVID-19, with the country undergoing another spike and raising the Covid alert level. Yet despite the virus running rampant, not enough people have opted to take the
A Lebanese minister’s inflammatory comments toward Saudi Arabia and his resulting resignation have been the latest chapter of a diplomatic crisis between the two nations. This crisis is linked to the civil war in Yemen — Saudi Arabia is propping up the
It’s been an interesting couple of years for Trump, but now there’s a new episode in his saga of controversies. The ex-President hoped to launch Truth Social by merging his Trump Media and Technology Group with the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
The United Kingdom officially voted to leave the European Union in 2016 — a controversial decision that sent shock waves across the globe. Since there was an extended “transition period,” the country didn’t leave the trading block until January 2020, and trading
The UK and France have had a fractured relationship for some time, and the migrant crisis has exacerbated the problem. More people than ever are fleeing the conflict and poverty of the Middle East (including Afghanistan, Sudan, and Iraq). It’s a journey
As part of the government’s Autumn Budget 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has awarded £100 million of additional funding to give mental health support to new parents. The measure was partly introduced due to the impact of COVID-19 on new parents, who
The NHS Test and Trace (NHST&T) app was a key part of the UK government’s efforts to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet a report published by the Public Accounts Committee on 27 October painted a damning picture about what it really
Following the Scottish Affairs Committee’s recent report on the UK Share Prosperity Fund, in which it expressed concerns about the involvement of Scotland in its design, the UK has confirmed that devolved nations (including Scotland) will be part of the fund’s governance
On 20 October, Boris Johnson and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a free trade agreement. Since then, a call has been made for further evidence regarding the deal to be re-opened. The House of Lords International Agreements Committee called for
