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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…

What on earth is going on with Brexit?

April 23, 2019April 7, 2020 by Editor

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Listen to the next installment in the Politics at the Edge Series. A panel of the University of East Anglia's politics experts try to answer that question - and work out what the Brexit crisis means for our country and our politics. With Clare Precey, Prof Alan Finlayson, Prof Hussein Kassim and Dr Pierre Bocquillon.…

Politics and the Psychology of Uncertainty

March 13, 2019April 7, 2020 by Admin

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Feeling unsettled with Brexit still up in the air? You're not alone. This Politics at the Edge podcast features the highlights from a staff-student debate, part of the Politics on Wednesday season (POW!), asking how do we cope when we don't know what's going to happen politically?

Will Brexit actually happen?

December 10, 2018April 23, 2019 by Editor

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Around 700 thousand people marched through London in October 2018 calling for a 'People's Vote' on the final Brexit deal between the UK and the EU. But what are the chances of it actually happening? And even if it did, would the UK still end up leaving the EU? With Clare…

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