Following last night’s landslide victory for the Labour Party in the General Election, Dr Demetris Tillyris discusses the challenges ahead for Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
General election 2024: a jump to the left AND a step to the right
Dr Susan Kenyon shares her initial reflections after an electoral earthquake across the UK.
Political leaders lack imagination
Professor David Bates argues that politicians need to ‘step-up’ and offer imaginative, creative policies not only to solve today’s issues, but to also secure our long-term futures.
Social media and the general election: will users experience a different election to non-users?
Dr Susan Kenyon reflects on the impact of social media on the 2024 general election and asks if the social media savvy will experience a different election to those who avoid social media.
Persuasive politics – the election debate gets personal
Dr Susan Kenyon reflects on Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak’s performance in their first head-to-head television debate of the 2024 general election.
Challenging the sanctity of sanctuary: the UK’s controversial Rwanda deportation plan and its impact on refugee rights
Claire Street, Lecturer in Global Business, looks at the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Sunak, our car addiction and the mobility myth
Dr Susan Kenyon explains why the government’s association of freedom with car ownership is such a powerful vote winner.
Who will vote against integrity and truth? Partygate becomes a popularity contest.
Dr Sarah Lieberman discusses a cross-party report which will be discussed in parliament today, which found that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly lied and misled parliament, on holding gatherings at Number 10 during lockdown.
Local Elections 2023: Medway hits the news!
Dr Sarah Lieberman offers her first thoughts on the breaking news about the 2023 English Local Elections.