In Britain, earlier this month proponents of electoral reform had their hopes dashed  when a referendum on a new voting system was lost. Sam Bayes, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from London, gives his verdict on hopes for the future.  Will it be a case of evolution or revolution? Well I must confess I’m disappointed. The UK’s …

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In Britain, earlier this month proponents of electoral reform had their hopes dashed  when a referendum on a new voting system was lost. Sam Bayes, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from London, gives his verdict on hopes for the future.  Will it be a case of evolution or revolution? Well I must confess I’m disappointed. The UK’s …

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Growing up as a child in the Caribbean is a challenge, growing up in New York is opportunistic, but growing up in London in this day and age is impossible, contends Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. Now the world knows the power of youth. London’s Metropolitan Police on Tuesday released …

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Growing up as a child in the Caribbean is a challenge, growing up in New York is opportunistic, but growing up in London in this day and age is impossible, contends Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad and Tobago. Now the world knows the power of youth. London’s Metropolitan Police on Tuesday released …

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The people of Syria and Libya are fighting for their basic rights – to govern their country, for the right of self-expression, for a safer, more secure future for their children. What exactly, asks Alisha Lewis, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, were England’s rioters fighting for? When I think ‘London’, a number of things …

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The people of Syria and Libya are fighting for their basic rights – to govern their country, for the right of self-expression, for a safer, more secure future for their children. What exactly, asks Alisha Lewis, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, were England’s rioters fighting for? When I think ‘London’, a number of things …

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In Britain, the party conference season sees politicians, ordinary party members and grassroots activists meet to discuss national policymaking in front of the national media. But, asks Sam Bayes, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from London, how useful are these carefully choreographed events? It’s political party conference season here in the UK. This means that hundreds …

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In Britain, the party conference season sees politicians, ordinary party members and grassroots activists meet to discuss national policymaking in front of the national media. But, asks Sam Bayes, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from London, how useful are these carefully choreographed events? It’s political party conference season here in the UK. This means that hundreds …

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In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …

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In the coming weeks and months both France and Britain could see their prized triple-A credit ratings downgraded by feared, if increasingly discredited, credit rating agencies, writes Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad & Tobago. The head of the Banque de France, Christian Noyer, last week criticised credit rating agencies for what he terms …

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