Should we bring back woolly mammoths from the dead?

22nd April 2021

Since Jurassic Park, de-extinction, the process of generating an organism that is either an extinct species or resembles an extinct species, has been an intriguing prospect. The concept of bringing back the woolly mammoth, for example, has been a well-mooted topic for decades, with recent technological improvements turning what was once just a romantic fantasy, into a feasible possibility. Mammoth bones recovered from perilous tundra in northeast Siberia provide the basic ingredient for this ambitious undertaking.

Should we bring back woolly mammoths from the dead?

How new was New Labour?

22nd April 2021

The year is 1997. After 18 years of unchallenged Conservative dominance, New Labour is taking Britain by storm. Dynamic and modern, New Labour thrust a new kind of politics into the public sphere; one that was cool. Long gone were boring, stale Conservative politics. This excitement for a new kind of Labour party, one that was modern, business friendly and centre-left, was only heightened by the lore and drama surrounding Tony Blair (and Gordon Brown). Subsequently, on the 1st of May 1997, Labour would go on to win a huge 179-seat majority in parliament. Blair, coining the term ‘New Labour’ in 1994, certainly sought to set his party apart from previous Labour governments. But in reality, how revolutionary, how ‘new’, was his New Labour?

How new was New Labour?