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Jeremy Corbyn’s route to Number 10: a few hurdles that need clearing

September 25, 2017 by Editor

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As the Labour Party Conference takes place this week, Toby James considers whether Jeremy Cobyn is heading for Number 10. Jeremy Corbyn entered the 2016 Labour party conference freshly re-elected as leader. The jubilant support for him at the leadership election was met in equal share with bemusement in other…

Theresa May’s “enough is enough” speech – a thinly veiled call for assimilation which undermines the British values she praises

June 5, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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In her speech on responding to recent terrorist attacks, following the London Bridge attack on 3 June, the Prime Minister framed the threat posed by Islamist terrorism as one coming from outside the UK, by linking this threat to current military operations in Iraq and Syria and by invoking the…

The 2017 General Election is “mission impossible for Labour”, says UEA’s Chris Hanretty

April 21, 2017June 14, 2017 by Admin

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Dr Chris Hanretty, a reader at the School of Politics in the University of East Anglia, England, looks at the grim prospects (if polls can be believed) facing Labour, the official opposition, in the upcoming UK general election.

‘Speech! Speech! : The Campaign Rhetoric of Theresa May

April 18, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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As the country prepares for an unexpected barrage of campaign rhetoric Professor Alan Finlayson analyses Theresa May's opening shot and speculates on what might come next. Theresa May’s surprise speech announcing a General Election, is rhetorically rather clever. She uses language to position herself favorably in the campaign to come.…

Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela

March 7, 2017 by Editor

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Primera's tomb // lubrio/flickr, CC BY-SA Hazel Marsh, University of East Anglia on Hugo Chávez, Alí Primera, and the politics of popular music in Venezuela. In February 1992, a Venezuelan colonel called Hugo Chávez, together with other officers from a movement that had formed within the military, led an unsuccessful…

Populism, Popularity and Political Leadership

February 16, 2017June 14, 2017 by Editor

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Is a stance against the political, economic and cultural ‘elites’ a sufficient condition for populism? After the electoral successes of Syriza and Podemos in Greece and Spain respectively, and the disturbing ascendancy of right-wing populist parties across Europe (and of course the US), social-democratic and left parties are in search…

Does Protest Make a Difference?

February 10, 2017 by Editor

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Prof Alan Finlayson from the UEA, Dr Rupert Read from the Green Party and David Moreland from UKIP discussed the anti-Trump protests on This Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKurJmOWOE

Trump to speak at National Prayer Breakfast

February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Editor

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Professor Lee Marsden give the context to Donald Trump's talk at National Prayer Breakfast [caption id="attachment_2993" align="alignright" width="300"] Professor Lee Marsden [/caption]Trump will have another opportunity to flex his Christian credentials today as he speaks at the 65th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton International Ballroom in Washington DC.…

Donald Trump is not the president, he just plays one on TV

February 22, 2016 by Editor

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[caption id="attachment_2025" align="alignright" width="300"] Donald TrumpSource:https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5440993936[/caption]Robert Topinka argues that Donald Trump has converted his bombastic television performances into high polling numbers, but his ability to attract votes over the slow churn of the primary season is far from proven. As an American living in England for almost two years now,…

Harriet Harman at the University of East Anglia

Labour’s immediate leadership challenges after defeat

May 11, 2015May 15, 2015 by Editor

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Charles Clarke outlines Labour's immediate leadership challenges after defeat in the 2015 general election. Harriet Harman has six months to set Labour on the right course. The leadership election, which will doubtless fixate the media and which she will manage, is only one of the challenges she faces. In 2010 for…

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