From the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit campaign, Cambridge Analytica and the Salisbury Skripal poisonings to the infiltration of British democracy and the manipulation of the EU referendum – Russian intelligence agencies have, supposedly, […]
Labour’s 2019 Campaign For Opposition
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 […]
Are Televised Debates A Thing Of The Past?
A general election and televised debates go hand in hand: this election has been no different. The two most notable thus far include the ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, and the Question […]
YouGov Poll Predicts Who Will Win Leeds Seats
According to YouGov’s 2019 General Election poll, no parliamentary seats in Leeds city will change. The Labour candidates in Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds West, Leeds North East and Leeds North West are all expected […]
General Election: Which Issues Matter to Leeds?
Leeds’ eight constituencies have been divided since 2017 with 5 held by Labour and 3 by the Conservatives. With a city that voted narrowly to remain in the EU by 50.3% to 49.7%, a lot […]
#MyVoteCounts – Why you need to go out and vote tomorrow
Still not sure who to vote for? Still not sure why you should bother? We spoke to four students voting in tomorrow’s election to find out why they’re voting and why they feel like their […]
Why You Should Go To The Polls Even If You Don’t Actually Vote
While a lot of your peers will inundate you with who they are voting for and who you should vote for too, there are still many of us out there registered to vote but with […]
Voter registration incentives: Leeds events
In the 2015 general election, 34% of the electorate did not register to vote. In the recent referendum on Britain’s place in the EU, 64% of 18-24s did not vote at all. To prevent this […]
The election has to be about more than Brexit
Theresa May shocked us all when she called a General Election on the steps of Downing Street for June 8th. What was more shocking however, was her ‘reasoning’ behind her decision. She explained that she […]
Automatic voter registration to be introduced
Leeds University Union is working towards introducing automatic voter registration for students. Leeds University Union is working in partnership with Leeds City Council to try and implement automatic voter registration for all new students by […]
General Election Special Feature
We take a closer look at how policies will impact students, and why it is vital for students to vote. Theresa May has called for a snap election for the 8th of June, but what […]
Oh, snap! May announces early election
It is hardly a shock that Theresa May has today announced a snap election. If anything, it’s surprising that it has taken her this long. There are, of course, many factors that have led to […]