Ethical questions over Number 10’s social media push for Brexit deal
The prime minister is on a mission to defend her Brexit deal. After a three-hour grilling from MPs on November 15, Theresa May came out fighting in a press conference, dismissing the idea that she would be ousted as Conservative Party leader. The next morning, she took callers’ questions about the…
Religion and International Security: An Interview with Lee Marsden
Lee Marsden is Professor of Faith and Global Politics, and Head of the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia. He very kindly found some time in his diary to talk to us about his new book – Religion and International Security –…
Final Acts of remembrance? Time to end war commemorations
Professor Lee Marsden writes ahead of Sunday's Remembrance Day on why it time to end war commemorations During the First World a popular song with British squaddies reflected the futility and human cost of the war: 'If you want to find the general I know where he is, I know where he…
Trump’s white nationalist coalition and the mid-term elections
Professor Lee Marsden writes on Trump’s white nationalist coalition and the mid-term elections. The midterm elections in America will determine who controls the House and Senate for the next two years. Republicans and Democrats alike are declaring these elections as the most important in of this generation with the stakes high.…
My experience in organising a trip to the European Youth Event
UEA third year student, Ines Abdelli, reflects on her experience of undertaking the Future Leaders programme, and leading a group to travel from Norwich to Strasbourg. [caption id="attachment_3841" align="alignright" width="136"] UEA third year student, Ines Abdelli[/caption] As a third year Media and Politics student I grasped the opportunity to co-organise and project…
Jon Cruddas and the ‘rise of cyborg socialism’
[caption id="attachment_3774" align="alignright" width="458"] Jon Cruddas MP[/caption] Labour MP Jon Cruddas is often described as one of few 'intellectual' parliamentarians in contemporary British politics. In 2018, he wrote an article in the New Statesman arguing that recent thinking in the left was problematic. The article, 'The humanist left must challenge…
People’s vote march: Labour can change Brexit if it’s bold enough
As the People's Vote marches for another Brexit referendum, Dr Marina Prentoulis argues that Labour can make a divisive difference in the debate. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party is on a path towards a left-wing populist strategy. It can connect the diverse demands of the British people,…
The playing field between YouTube and television will be a bit fairer, but still far from level
Last week, the European Parliament adopted the revised text of the the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which governs EU-wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media. The revised directive, which aims to better to reflect the digital age, is expected to come into force by the end of the…
How In The Future Online Hate Content Might Be Both Created And Countered By Algorithms
Picture the scene: a webpage, online forum, or social media post containing a pile of hate speech content and also a heap of counter-speech content, none of which was created by an actual human being Companies like Facebook—consider Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimony to the Senate—are now talking about the need…
Politics on Wednesdays
A new seminar series begin this week at the University of East Anglia, where we will be speaking about politics on the big issues. All welcome! 3 Oct 13:00-14:30 LT 2 Jeffrey Haynes, London Metropolitan University 'From Huntington to Trump: 30 Years of the Clash of Civilisations’ 17 Oct 13:00-14:00…