On the last afternoon of the final parliamentary session before the Christmas recess, Theresa May could put it off no longer and appeared before the Liaison Committee. In this blog […]
EcoPeace in Jordan on the agenda in Parliament
Dr Mark Bennister, Reader in Politics at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), met with Khalifeh Ad-Dayyet, Mayor of the Deir Alla region of Jordan on 15 September. Dr Bennister arranged […]
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
Teaching the A level Politics Teachers
Dr Mark Bennister, Reader in Politics was invited to take part in a new partnership event for A level Government and Politics teachers at Parliament on 14 June.
Questioning the Prime Minister: How Effective is the Liaison Committee?
On 7 July, at the Institute for Government in London, Dr Alexandra Kelso (University of Southampton) and Dr Mark Bennister (Canterbury Christ Church University) will present the findings of their […]
Has Labour’s internal strife let Cameron off the hook over Syria vote?
At 11.30am, MPs will begin debating whether the UK should join its allies in bombing ISIL targets in Syria in a torn House of Commons.
Canterbury Activism researchers lead House of Commons debate
On Monday evening (8/9/15) CCCU’s Research Activism Network jointly hosted with GlobalNet21 ‘Fracking with Nature’, a forum to discuss unconventional energy and fracking in the UK.
General Election Hustings a Huge Success
The Politics and International Relations programme as part of its Making Politics Matter series held a hustings for the Canterbury and Whitstable constituency on Friday 24th of April. Almost 300 […]