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Students visit UEA London for Careers Event

January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 by Editor

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Each year students from the University of East Anglia visit London for an alumni networking event, where current students can learn from former students about how to navigate their way through the job market and find the career that they want.

Political Leaders are facing challenging times

January 28, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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The School of Political, Social and International Studies recently hosted a Political Studies Association workshop on political leadership. Toby James reflects on the lessons learnt. Political leaders are facing challenging times. International financial austerity has had dramatic consequences for leaders around the world. Leaders have often had to campaign for…

Alan Howarth: Drugs – Prohibition or Harm Reduction?

January 23, 2014September 14, 2014 by Editor

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Alan Howarth spoke at the University of East Anglia on 'Drugs - Prohibition or Harm Reduction?' during the Autumn Semester of 2013-4. Alan Howarth was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2005, first for Stratford-on-Avon and then for Newport East. In 1995 he left the Conservative party to join…

How much of a threat is cyberterrorism?

January 16, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Lee Jarvis explores competing views on the threat that cyberterrorism poses to people and states. The threat posed by cyberterrorism is a recurring feature within the news media and popular culture. In an article just published with Stuart Macdonald and Lella Nouri of The Cyberterrorism Project, we explore the opinion…

Why migration cannot only be discussed in terms of jobs, taxes and benefits

January 13, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Dr Michael Skey argues that the immigration debate is about more than jobs and taxes; it is about the small everyday changes that people feel are undermining their sense of belonging. It should not be left to UKIP alone to speak on these issues. And so it goes on. The seemingly…

Don’t dismiss celebrity politics – young people can learn from famous campaigners

January 12, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Professor John Street argues that young people are much less alienated from, and indifferent to, politics than is widely supposed. They can also learn much about politics from famous campaigners. [caption id="attachment_618" align="alignright" width="300"] Professor John Street has published widely on music and politics.[/caption] Boris Johnson is more popular than…

Voter ID in Britain? A Note of Caution from Academic Research

January 7, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Voter ID in Britain is being put forward to fix the problem of voter fraud. Toby James claims that there is little evidence of widespread voter fraud. Rather, research shows that voter identification requirements might restrict turnout unevenly across British society and is the policy option that is likely to…

Jack McConnell: Is Independence the only Stable Future for Scotland?

January 3, 2014September 14, 2014 by Editor

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Jack McConnell spoke on whether independence was the only stable future for Scotland at the University of East Anglia during the Autumn Semester of 2013-4. Jack McConnell, Labour Peer, was First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007. Starting his career as a Mathematics teacher, he became a member of…

Vince Cable: The Centre Left Battleground

December 30, 2013September 14, 2014 by Editor

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Vince Cable delivered a public lecture at the University of East Anglia on 'the Centre-Left Battleground', Monday 25 November 2013. Vince Cable was born in 1943. He was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School in York and read Natural Science and Economics at Cambridge University, where he was President of the Union,…

Is Parliament fit for purporse? Baroness Jenny Jones, Richard Bacon MP and Rupert Read discuss

December 16, 2013August 11, 2014 by Editor

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The University of East Anglia hosted a public discussion on whether 'Parliament was fit for purpose' on Friday 15 November 2013. The event was chaired by Eloise Ellis (University of East Anglia Law School) and panellists included Richard Bacon MP, Baroness Jenny Jones of Moulsecoomb and Rupert Read (University of East Anglia…

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