https://commentcentral.co.uken-ukCopyright 2023https://commentcentral.co.uk2026-10-14T06:14:15+01:00https://commentcentral.co.uk/oh-manchester-so-much-to-answer-forhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/oh-manchester-so-much-to-answer-forPoliticsKieran Maguire]]> At 2:41pm on September 25th the highly respected football journalist David Ornstein tweeted that Manchester City Football Club had been found guilty by an independent commission of 114 of 115 charges relating to financial transactions. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/beyond-small-talk-why-the-world-needs-more-feminist-practices-of-weatheringhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/beyond-small-talk-why-the-world-needs-more-feminist-practices-of-weatheringEnvironmentDr. Sarah Marie Wiebe]]> From pineapple express events to heat domes, flash flooding to wildfire evacuations, extreme weather patterns increasingly reveal how a dramatically changing climate is as much personal as it is political. The weather is not simply archived numbers that record temperature. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/climate-will-change-how-india-fights-its-warshttps://commentcentral.co.uk/climate-will-change-how-india-fights-its-warsForeign AffairsSiddharth Anil Nair]]> In early October, General Dhiraj Seth, India’s new Chief of Army Staff, delivered his first public address at a defence conclave in New Delhi. He outlined a clear vision for the Indian Army in an era of ongoing “millennium wars.” Notably, however, two of his observations regarding the factors shaping the character of modern war highlighted a critical but often overlooked one: climate change. Fri, 9 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/dunkelflaute-why-energy-security-in-the-renewable-age-demands-long-duration-storagehttps://commentcentral.co.uk/dunkelflaute-why-energy-security-in-the-renewable-age-demands-long-duration-storagePoliticsJon Saltmarsh]]> Dunkelflaute is a once-obscure German word that’s appearing more and more in energy discussions. So much so that the Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee has launched an inquiry into the risks it poses to energy security. Thu, 8 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/andy-burnham-should-clean-up-britains-dirty-money-problemhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/andy-burnham-should-clean-up-britains-dirty-money-problemPoliticsEka Iakobishvili]]> September has been a defining month for Reform UK and perhaps an awakening call as to how Britain’s financial services infrastructure does not just launder money for kleptocrats abroad, but builds the pathways that channel dodgy money into its own politics. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/britains-defence-supply-chain-is-blinking-redhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/britains-defence-supply-chain-is-blinking-redDefenceNicholas Chkhaidze]]> Before an official trip to the Falkland Islands earlier this year, the Conservative peer Graham Evans was surprised to receive a Made in China military uniform. Tue, 6 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/the-board-of-peace-has-no-legal-foundation-nor-did-the-british-mandate-in-palestinehttps://commentcentral.co.uk/the-board-of-peace-has-no-legal-foundation-nor-did-the-british-mandate-in-palestineJohn Quigley]]> 35 states have joined the Board of Peace, chaired by President Donald Trump and charged with supervising the temporary governance of Gaza as the "most consequential international body in history.” Not one Palestinian sits on the board. Mon, 5 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/why-labour-must-take-this-opportunity-for-meaningful-reformhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/why-labour-must-take-this-opportunity-for-meaningful-reformPoliticsKim Johnson MP]]> When Andy Burnham opened No. 10 North in Manchester, it was more than a new government office. It was a statement about how Britain should change. Fri, 2 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/energy-empire-and-the-politics-of-life-and-deathhttps://commentcentral.co.uk/energy-empire-and-the-politics-of-life-and-deathForeign AffairsSpiegel and Le Billon]]> In this year of unhinged militarism, the US government has been bombing countries, blaming them for high oil prices, and remaking politics globally. In our recent article, “Oil blockades and the geopolitics of double standards: Energy imperialism, normalization of coercion and the hierarchy of suffering,” we argued that contemporary oil politics reveals a deeply unequal international order, shaped by changing power dynamics but also long standing forms of colonial relations. Fri, 2 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://commentcentral.co.uk/andy-burnhams-north-sea-dilemmahttps://commentcentral.co.uk/andy-burnhams-north-sea-dilemmaEnvironmentSir Vince Cable]]> Now that the Prime Minister is back from his trip to see Donald Trump and has enjoyed the warm emotional bath of Labour conference, he rejoins the world of hard choices. Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000