By Abhirup Bhunia

Globalization is a phenomenon that has evolved over time to assume superseding centrality in the political, cultural and socio-economic lingo. Yet, merely asserting that the world has ardently taken to globalization does not provide a sense of finality; instead it begs a question as to its outcome.

By Alex Marsh

There is no doubt some soul searching going on at the moment, in part as a consequence of the poor result at the Inverclyde by-election. I’m sure the leadership will seek to dismiss poor election results at this stage in the electoral cycle as to be expected when you’re “in government”. But that can hardly carry much weight, given the Tories aren’t doing anywhere near as badly. It seems to me that rather deeper reflection is needed. Is it clear any more what the Liberal Democrats stand for? Why would someone – beyond the most unwaveringly committed – vote for the Party?