Nationality, bias and the UK immigration system by Katie Newbury

“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” The words allegedly uttered by the President of the United States in a White House meeting last week on a proposed bi-partisan immigration plan. If the numerous, and as yet not fully denied, reports are to be believed, President Trump proposed that the …

ECOWAS governance and the consolidation of democratic institutions

Analysis on West Africa will focus on governance and the consolidation of democratic institutions, regional cooperation and integration, the security crises in the region, and linkages and criminalized trade between countries in the Sahel and North Africa. Maritime security and development will remain a key facet of the Africa Programme’s activities, with events and research …

Buhari, your best is not good enough – Punch Newspaper

ATTEMPTING last week to assuage widespread discontent, President Muhammadu Buhari managed instead to deepen public anxiety. By declaring that Nigerians were “accepting” that he was putting in his best, he signposted a bleak future for the world’s most populous black nation. Across the country, however, the verdict is increasingly being made clear to the President: …

Driving without due care and attention / careless driving – what does it mean?

The offence of driving without due care and attention – also referred to as careless driving – covers a multitude of motoring sins, from tailgating to tuning the radio. Defined in law as “allowing the standard of driving to fall below that of a competent and careful driver”, it carries a CD10 endorsement code, which …