What do they think they’re doing? Views of government and politics from political insiders

Lee Jarvis has recently been involved in a UEA-led project called the Talking Shop! which collects the views of 'political insiders' about government and politics in Britain.  Collecting this information, Lee Jarvis argues, can help to bridge the and between politicians and the wider world. Staff and students in UEA’s School of Politics, Philosophy, Language…

(Re) evaluating Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown has received many negative evaluations for his tenure as Prime Minister.  Jim Buller and Toby James argue that some of this is unfair. Gordon Brown has announced his decision to ‘stand down’ as MP last night.  Brown had largely stepped back from ‘front-line’ politics after leaving office as…

Professor Alan Finlayson’s Research is featured on the BBC’s Westminster Hour

In advance of the forthcoming party conferences, much attention will be paid to the speeches of the party leaders.  Professor Alan Finlayson's research on political speech was featured on the Westminster Hour. The programme was aired on August 10th.  You can listen to the podcast here (from 24:59-35:10): http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/westhour. Alan Finlayson…
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