As a Russian naval task force enters the English Channel, Dr Alexander Kent, Reader in Cartography and Geographic Information Science and Martin Davis, University Instructor, explain that the maps and charts they will be using owe to a long tradition of mapping Britain in secret.
The nuclear Donald Trump: A peculiarly British anxiety?
Ahead of the US election on 8 November, Kevin Ruane, Professor of Modern History, reflects on the nuclear anxieties associated with a possible Trump presidency.
Bob Dylan and the Nobel Prize for Literature were made for each other
Dr Gavan Lennon, Lecturer in American Literature and Culture, reflects on Bob Dylan’s cultural and political importance.
Propaganda mapping and Brexit
Dr Alexander Kent, Reader in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, comments on the use of maps as propaganda tools, by the Vote Leave and the Remain campaigns, in the lead up to the EU Referendum.
With controversies ignored, was Rio 2016 an “opiate for the middle classes”?
Professor Mike Weed, Professor of Applied Policy Sciences and Head of the School of Human & Life Sciences, comments on BBC Sport’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
A more dangerous world?
Professor Peter Vujakovic from the School of Human & Life Sciences explains how recent world events show why geography matters.
Early general election – don’t bet on it
Dr Mark Bennister, Reader in Politics, explores the possibility of an early general election being called by the new prime minister
Sadiq Khan becomes Mayor of London in an election marred by Islamophobia
Dr Fahid Qurashi, Lecturer in Criminology, reflects upon the recent election campaigns run by the candidates for London Mayor.
Perhaps we were not “all in it together”, but David Cameron is really in it now!
Dr David Bates, Director of Politics and International Relations, comments on the Panama Papers and whether they have affected David Cameron’s credibility as Prime Minister.