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UK Politics

Politics UK Politics 

Sunak’s spring statement: ideology over necessity?

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Daniel Aichen

“Sunak is a chancellor conflicted by his desire to be the low-tax, fiscally responsive conservative, and the reality he finds himself in”: Daniel Aichen unpacks Sunak’s spring statement.

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Politics UK Politics 

The Tory sleaze scandal sequel

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Ellen Fasham

Ellen Fasham examines the impact the ‘Access Capitalism’ scandal will have on the Conservatives and our wider democracy.

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Politics UK Politics 

The ‘Americanisation’ of the royal family

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Harvey Joyce

Harvey Joyce examines what impact the recent ‘Americanisation’ of the Royal Family has had on them.

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Politics UK Politics 

What is the British government’s calculation in attempting to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol?

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Caitriona Marsh

Caitriona Marsh analyses the British government’s position in attempting to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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Politics UK Politics 

Rishi Sunak: the face of fiscal sanity?

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Rohan Lal

Rohan Lal examines the tensions between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson over government spending.

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Politics UK Politics 

Boris Johnson’s plans for a culture war may have boomeranged

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly argues that Boris Johnson and Priti Patel’s attempts to enter the culture wars have backfired on them.

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Politics UK Politics 

Battered and spent: the Batley and Spen by-election

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Adam Jordan

Adam Jordan discusses the result of the Batley and Spen by-election.

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Politics UK Politics 

Dominic Cummings: chaos, confusion, dishonesty

June 19, 2021June 20, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Laetitia Eichinger

Laetitia Eichinger interrogates Dominic Cummings role as the Prime Minister’s former aide in relation to his recent claims before a joint enquiry.

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Politics Print Edition UK Politics 

Where personal relationships and politics collide

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Sophie Mowbray

Sophie Mowbray discusses the dangers of personal relationships affecting political decision making.

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UK Politics 

Science and politics under a pandemic

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Freya Taylor

Freya Taylor discusses the government’s ‘science-reliant’ discourse throughout the pandemic and how this has affected its public standing.

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