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Legendary politics Professor John Street reflects on over 40 years of teaching politics at UEA

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 by Pierre Bocquillon

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Our good colleague and legendary politics Professor John Street will be retiring later this month after a career spanning over four decades at UEA. For UEA's latest Politics at the Edge podcast, John sits with Clare Precey, Alan Finlayson and Pierre Bocquillon, to reflect on 42 years of teaching politics,…

Violence Against Women: What needs to Change?

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 by Admin

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Incidents of violence against women increased during the pandemic, with the high-profile case of Sarah Everard leading many to protest on the streets. But most violence against women is carried out by someone known to them, so what can we do about it? Clare Precey and Prof Alan Finlayson discuss…

The Future of Work in a Post-Pandemic World

July 23, 2021August 4, 2021 by Admin

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The pandemic is an opportunity to completely rethink the way we think about work. Covid-19 increased inequality in the workforce, as office-based workers relocated to their homes and key workers faced either a loss of income or risk to their own health by working face to face. So can we…

Politics at the Edge Podcast: Black Lives Matter – Why the Protests went Global

September 16, 2020October 7, 2020 by Admin

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https://soundcloud.com/user-913030598/black-lives-matter-why-the-protests-went-global Why did the #BLM movement capture the imagination in 2020? What was it about the death of George Floyd that led to protests in more than 4,000 towns and cities worldwide? And what can we learn from our own reactions to footballers taking a knee, and dancers who perform…

Politics at the Edge Podcast: Hamilton, Jefferson And Election 2020

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Admin

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What has the musical Hamilton got to do with the US Presidential election 2020? Clare Precey and Alan Finlayson are joined by Emma Long and Michael Frazer who sings a tune from his own self-written historical musical. https://soundcloud.com/user-913030598/hamilton-jefferson-and-election-2020

Did the Lockdown come too late?

June 2, 2020June 3, 2020 by Admin

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The UK's death rate from Covid-19 is currently the second highest in the world, and the largest in Europe*, so what went wrong? Ian Harvey - Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at UEA says if the government had locked down 10 days earlier tens of thousands of lives could…

Politics and the Media with Iain Dale

March 9, 2020April 24, 2020 by Admin

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A special episode hosted by LBC presenter and UEA alumnus Iain Dale interviewing two former Norfolk MP's Norman Lamb and Keith Simpson on the interplay between politics and the media now, and in the past.

What kind of chaos do you want?

November 12, 2019April 7, 2020 by Admin

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The UK was supposed to leave the EU on 31 October 2019 but instead we’ve got a General Election on 12th December. So where are we with Brexit now and how could it be affected by the General Election? Politics Professor Hussein Kassim and EU Law expert Dr Nikos Skoutaris try…

Climate Change: Crisis or Opportunity?

September 23, 2019April 7, 2020 by Editor

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Protesters like Greta Thunberg and the Extinction Rebellion group have changed the debate around climate change in the last year but how much impact can they have to really change public policy? As the United Nations announces country level climate targets we hear from UEA climate scientist Professor Corinne Le…

The Trump Effect

June 18, 2019April 7, 2020 by Admin

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As Donald Trump launches his campaign for the 2020 Presidential race we explore his impact at home and in the UK. Has he emboldened Farage and the Brexit party to change British politics for ever? With Clare Precey, Alan Finlayson Michael Frazer and Emma Long. There's more political analysis on our website ueapolitics.org.Thanks to the…

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