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Why do we want independence? A Catalan UEA student explains

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 by Editor

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Following the attempts of the Spanish government to prevent an independence referendum, one of our Catalan students explains why he wants independence for Catalonia from Spain. Last Sunday, just like 2 other million people, I voted; and did so in favour of the creation of a new Catalan Republic. Since…

The one thing that we really, really need to say about race ….

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Michael Skey reacts to the recent discussion of race and racism in Trevor Phillips’ Channel 4 show. In the recent furore over Trevor Phillips’ Channel 4 show ‘Things we won’t say about race that are true’ the one thing that really needed to be said about race was pretty much overlooked.…

England, we have a problem

October 3, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Increasing English identification over Britishness poses a number of potential problems that need addressing, not least where it leaves England's ethnic minorities who tend to favour Britishness over Englishness, argues Dr. Michael Skey. The English, and Englishness, has become something of a hot topic in the febrile post-referendum environment. In…