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No deal Brexit will be ‘overwhelmingly negative for the UK’

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 by Editor

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A ‘no deal’ Brexit is likely to have a large impact across a wide range of sectors and regions according to a new report involving UEA politics expert Prof Hussein Kassim. The report, by academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe, reveals a range of problems – from…

Genocide in the early twentieth century: Germany’s forgotten colonial history

September 7, 2018 by Editor

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Third year UEA student, Emilian Berutti, reflects on what he learnt from his internship at the German Green Party, in the office of office of the speaker for cultural policies Daniel Wesener. Over one hundred years ago, the former German Empire defeated the Herero and Nama tribes in the territory…

Denis Thatcher’s guest list: a surprising study in politics and popular culture

July 25, 2018 by Editor

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Margaret Thatcher’s archives have proved to be a surprising source of insight into the relationship between politics and popular culture, argues John Street. Last year saw the release of the No. 10 briefing that she received for her interview with the pop magazine Smash Hits. ‘You may not enjoy the…

The Case for the Full Enfranchisement of Prisoners in the UK

July 5, 2018 by Editor

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UEA Student Megan Bennett argues that the lack of voting rights for prisoners in the UK is unfair, illogical, and archaic compared with other European countries. The best way to rectify the situation is to allow full enfranchisement of prisoners. Few issues currently being debated return such polarised and emotive…

Catching the wave: How can democracy re-capture the youth vote?

July 4, 2018 by Editor

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Electoral participation remains low amongst young people. In this blog, Beth Davies draws from focus groups with young people to reveal what can be done to get the youth vote out. The Oxford Dictionary’s 2017 word of the year was ‘youthquake’, a term previously coined for the 1960s’ British flair…

Why “tough rules” would help referendums settle big issues

July 3, 2018 by Editor

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In recent years the UK has conducted numerous referendums on major constitutional issues. Most of these referendums have not served their purpose with many issues not being settled after the vote count and implementation or attempted implementation of the result. “Tough rules” such as introducing a minimum turnout, a supermajority…

National Democracy Week on Eastminster

July 3, 2018September 7, 2018 by Editor

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It's National Democracy Week! For the first time, 2-8 July 2018 has been designated as a week-long celebration of democracy. Events are being organised across the country to celebrate democracy and encourage democratic engagement. The week marks the 90th anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act, which gave women the…

The real price of legitimate expectations

April 12, 2018 by Editor

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Dr. Alex Brown draws from his recent book to discuss whether public services should always honour their promises made. In early February 2018, the British Legal Aid Agency (LAA) agreed to provide funds to the families of people killed in the 1982 Hyde Park bombing as they pursue a civil…

British Values and Islam in Contemporary Britain

March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 by Editor

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Lee Jarvis draws on AHRC-funded research with Lee Marsden and Eylem Atakav to discuss contemporary portrayals of Islam, Muslims and British values. There are, according to the Muslim Council of Britain – a non-sectarian umbrella body for over 500 Muslim organisations – around 2.7 million Muslims living in Britain today:…

Should we recognise North Korea as a nuclear power?

February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Editor

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed in his 2018 New Year's address that "the entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office". How the international community should respond to this has been a…

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