Calum Paton is a History and Politics student at the University of Warwick. His writing focuses on American and British politics. Twitter: @Paton_Calum
Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. With the score at 2-1 in the World Cup quarter final, England midfielder Frank Lampard stuck a volley from the edge of the box, flying over Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, before crashing against the bar and bouncing down towards the […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. In football, things never last forever. Frank de Boer lost his job at Crystal Palace after just four Premier League matches and 77 days in charge; Sam Allardyce lasted just a single match as England boss, seeing the door after […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Is the United Kingdom ready for a serious discussion about racism and misogyny? Probably not. The unequal treatment of Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon compared with their male counterparts, or the abuse directed towards Diane Abbott, reaching more shocking heights due […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Cutting. Honest. Brutal. When tackling a topic as slippery as ‘the truth’, the most difficult of tasks for any writer is to cut through the noise and make the reader believe you. This is a particularly thankless task in 2021. The […]
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President Joe Biden has only just gotten his feet under the resolute desk, but is already facing an uphill battle to secure the future of the United States. His inaugural speech – far from being a rallying cry for a future vision of the country – was sombre, dripping with realism and fear for what […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. “In 2004, German football was down. We took decisive steps,” said manager Joachim Löw following the Germany’s victory in the 2014 world cup. “We [had] to invest more in the education so we are technically better”. In Euro 2004 Germany […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Dominic Cummings has left. Walking out of Downing Street with a cardboard box; standing on the curb of Whitehall like a Parliamentary staffer after a long night at the Red Lion. Dominic Cummings’ tumultuous term in Downing Street is over. […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal. Click here to donate. Donald Trump is on his farewell tour. After two consecutive days of – alleged – negative test results according to the White House physician, he is back on the campaign trail visiting the battleground states that he won in 2016, […]
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Support NewsLeaf.com from as little as £1 by donating via PayPal by clicking here. The question for any unpopular politician facing an election: “how to make people vote for me when they hate me?” This problem is particularly acute for any politician who is on the wrong side of history and (unlike their great role models) does not […]
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