December’s General Election was the final climax of three political years where everything and nothing seemed to change on a daily basis. The Conservatives’ now massive majority means the days of impending government collapse and […]
Brexit: For Better or For Worse
Brexit might just be the most used portmanteau of the modern era; it might also be the most divisive. Nevertheless, Brexit Day has passed. After three years of political turmoil, three prime ministers and four […]
UK Narrowly Avoids Recession Despite Brexit Uncertainty
A new report by the Office for National Statistics has shown that the UK has narrowly avoided a recession by growing 0.3% in the third quarter of 2019, following a contraction of 0.2% in the […]
An Afternoon with Hilary Benn: Leeds Economics Society Pose Questions to Labour’s Candidate for Leeds Central
Hilary Benn has played a central role in the Brexit process since Theresa May set up the Select Committee for Exiting the European Union, which Benn chaired. Benn was invited by LUU Economics Society to […]
Social Media’s Division Over Political Ads
Facebook stands increasingly alone in the debate over political ads, with Twitter’s banning of ads showing a clear divide between two social media giants on modern democracy’s most pertinent problem. In October, Facebook refused to […]
Purpose-Built Student Accommodation A Potential Post-Brexit Investment
The Purpose-built Student Accommodation (PBSA) sector has seen record growth in the UK in 2019. In the past decade, universities have become a prominent player in the UK economy. This is due to the sector […]
More UK Representation at the World Bank
The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, stated that the UK should demand more representation for itself in higher management of the World Bank. His justification is that the […]
Where’s the Nearest Brexit? I’m Tired
Last week Boris Johnson’s new deal was plastered all over our screens and our newspapers. We couldn’t get away from people who were making sure we knew that they thought it was a hard Brexit, […]
Editorial Letter: So What Do We Do Now?
Hey readers, So today was supposed to be a big day. The government has been insisting for months that this was the day we legally left the EU. You might have seen the adverts to […]
What Brexit Means For The Future Of The UK Film Industry.
Since the 2016 referendum, Brexit has been at the core of the British political landscape and has brought great uncertainty that threatens to jeopardise industry. The UK’s film industry, which has seen major successes thanks […]
The Real March for Democracy
Whilst all media attention was on the ‘People’s vote’ march in London, I travelled back to my hometown Manchester to take part in the ‘March4Deomcracy’ organised by the Leavers of Manchester. The protest was a […]
Against Brexit Fatigue
As Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said, ‘a week is a long time in politics.’ It was long enough for Boris Johnson to secure a Brexit deal and for it to pass its second […]