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Donald Trump with China's president Xi Jinping (Image: Daily Express) They may not like it, but for most United States presidents, it is their international policies we'll remember them by. Nixon discovered that when his leadership was overshadowed by Watergate while George W Bush's time at the White House will always be remembered for his decision to lead military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, we have a President Trump who has found out about this trap only three months into his new role. He led his presidency campaign as the protectionist, where the American people came first and those outside the 50 states don't matter. However, regardless of the significance of his policies regarding health, education and industry, it'll always be foreign affairs where he'll be judged by once his time in the White House ends. Donald Trump's views on foreign affairs during his illustrious career is muddled to say the least. His business interest...

From L-R; Michael Howard, Theresa May, Kendall Kenner, President Assad Many of you I'm sure are familiar with the famous festive song 'Twelve days of Christmas'. Have you heard of the new hymn called 'Seven days of outrage'? I thought not. Don't worry, I'm not writing you a song today. However, as this week has come to a close, I cannot help but conclude that we're just getting angry about absolutely anything. It is getting to the point that no story escapes wrath from the masses. Before it was just Donald Trump that gave us the hump. Don't worry, folks. Donald Trump will get a mention here later. But I'd like us to rewind back to last Sunday when the EU exit debate turned its focus on Gibraltar. The people in this small British-owned soil located in the south of Spain, voted overwhelming to remain in the European Union last year. So when the vote didn't go their way, Spain - an EU member - felt it was the opportune moment to sugge...

Gerald Kaufman with Dennis Skinner (Image: BBC News) It is natural that many of us go through several career changes. This may be due to the fact that the sector we worked at wasn't right for us, or we simply want to tick off certain industries we succeed in off our list. As the saying goes, 'Life is too short so make the most of it.' In the past, this phrase never really applied to politicians. 'Career politicians', as many were known then, notoriously dedicated decades of their employment journey to serving the public. Our modern examples of such include the likes of Ken Clarke, Conservative MP for Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire who has been a politician for 47 years, and Labour's Dennis Skinner, MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire since 1970. Recently, the Westminster bubble lost Labour's Gerald Kaufman (MP for Manchester Gorton, formerly Alnwick for nearly 47 years), another so-called 'career politician'. It's easy to brand them as such, ...

Nicola Sturgeon in Downing Street (Image: The Sun) I was close to dedicating this article to my support for the House of Lords. I will explain why I back a little later, however, I realise I haven't really covered the Scottish National Party (SNP) in a while. Significantly, both Scotland's largest Party and the Peers should be seen as allies as Britain edges closer towards the formal proceedings of leaving the European Union. Over the past couple of years, throughout the EU membership negotiations, referendum campaign and its result aftermath, most of the Conservatives have been on message - minus a few internal critics like Ken Clarke. Meanwhile, the internal communications in Labour is disastrously damaging and aren't seen as a serious opposition, and the Liberal Democrat Party is too small to make a genuine difference in today's political scene. Only the SNP has shown absolute unity. None of their members have publicly rebelled on key issues like Europe...

John Bercow and Piers Morgan Everyone is entitled to an opinion. You may not have thought it if the world was ruled by a few Conservative MPs and Piers Morgan. I have been reading into their recent whinging which has attracted headlines under needless dramatic circumstances. Of course, they're also entitled to their opinion, however, I question their wish to shut other people down as this prevents them to practice what they preach. I'll analyse the small group of Tory MPs first. There is a little campaign at the moment to oust the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. Bercow has been a Speaker since 2009 and is today seen as a well-recognised and popular, modern political figure. On most Wednesdays at midday, many on the Twittersphere are glued to Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) and watch closely how he referees the weekly clash between the government and opposing parties. His collectiveness is infectious. However, Bercow has attracted controversy in rece...

Theresa May delivering her 'no deal is better than a bad deal' speech (Image: Time.com) I recently visited Iceland and while I was in awe of the wonders this country had to offer, more significantly (only for the purpose of what I'm writing here), this was my first trip abroad since the UK's EU referendum. So during my sightseeing and fine dining, I also had my eyes on more serious matters. Call me over-analytical and someone who is unable to relax, but my visit to its capital Reykjavik haunted me back to what UK's Prime Minister Theresa May said earlier that week about her government's EU exit strategy plan. I'll start from the beginning. I arrived in Iceland using a currency I've never used before (Icelandic Kroner, ISK), so admittedly, I underestimated how expensive everything was. I was at a reasonably priced diner, for example, where I had burger, fries and a drink for ISK 2,145. If I had a steak from the same place, without the beverage,...

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at an LGBT march (Image: On Top Magazine) Largely, the Western world is a welcoming society that champions inclusivity. In this, I'd like to include the Far East and Australasia whose majority of people celebrate diversity and actively encourage different communities to join forces of good that'd ultimately benefit our being. The rest of the world may have some notable catching up to do, but when it comes to other people's life choices, I'd like to think most of us are on the same page. Despite this, there are some aspects of society often misunderstood - none other than the transgender community. For decades, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community has been at the heart of many sociological discussions - both politically and privately. The lesbians, gays and bisexuals have been at the forefront of this and have emerged victorious in many campaigns that deemed almost impossible to get pre-popular culture...