Over the past week, as many as 13 UK universities, including Edinburgh and Warwick, have recalled students studying abroad in Hong Kong due to the increasingly violent protests in the territory. The last few days […]
Tory Candidate Says “Nuisance” Council Tenants “Should Live in Tents”
A Conservative candidate has released a controversial video on Facebook in which he criticises the “nuisance” tenants living on the Carsic estate in Ashfield. Lee Anderson is contesting the marginal Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield, which […]
The NHS Is Not A Political Football
With the General Election campaign underway, it is inevitable and understandable for the issue of the NHS to be brought up by both major parties. It is easy logic; the NHS is a symbol of […]
Sex to Survive: Women Pushed to the Brink
On 25 October 2019, the Work and Pensions Committee published a report linking Universal Credit to ‘survival sex’. Survival sex, as explained in the report, is when someone is forced to turn to sex work […]
30 Years Since The Berlin Wall Fell… And What Have We Learnt?
On the 9th November, Germany celebrated 30 years since the beginning of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To mark the occasion, vast celebrations took place across the city. From a concert with fireworks on […]
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 […]
Politics Should Be at the Centre of Our Curriculum
Politics degrees have experienced a significant increase in popularity: UCAS figures have revealed that applications shot up from 34,275 in 2013 to 47,445 in 2018. In those five years, the UK has had two General […]
You’re Interested In Politics Even If You Don’t Realise It
In his recent interview for ‘Time’ magazine, the British grime artist Stormzy was keen to discuss his projects regarding improving the lives of black British young people such as his scholarship scheme which has contributed […]
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, […]
A World on Fire: What widespread protests worldwide mean for the future of political activism
As I write this, there are protests happening in Ethiopia, Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Australia, Paris and London – to name a few examples. With people around the world subjecting themselves to tear […]
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 […]
Brexit Has Ended Party Loyalty
4 public votes, 3 Prime Ministers, over 200 million tweets and 67.5 million people affected by every decision. The Brexit conundrum has fundamentally shifted our alignment with our political parties. In 2015, the Conservative party […]