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Behind the ballot : Volatile Voting

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Sevil Eslamdoust

Introduction: Deconstructing UK voting behaviour is essential to understanding the makings of UK politics and democracy. From the traditional party

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Class Voting: The Ghost of Elections Past?

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Emma Forbes

Introduction In the 1960’s, political scientist Peter Pulzer stated that “class is the basis of British party politics; all else

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Activism in the UK: A Catalyst for Change or a Hindrance to Progress?

Posted on 22nd April 202422nd April 2024 by Levi Newport

In contemporary British Politics, activism has emerged as a pivotal force, enabling everyday people to actively engage in issues of

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Who protests and why: a case study of UK pro-Palestinian protests

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Ash Caulfield

Protests are the cornerstone of a healthy democracy, showing the willingness of citizens to politically participate and stand up for

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Are the Just Stop Oil Protests Disruptive or Democratic?

Posted on 22nd April 202422nd April 2024 by Aisling Suri

Heightened media attention surrounding ‘Just Stop Oil’ protests over the past two years has resulted in a government crackdown on

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Political Participation In The UK And The Democratic Right ToProtest. 

Posted on 22nd April 2024 by Ruairi McSparron

-Political Protest, a Powerful Tool for Private Citizens? Public participation in the UK can be split into two distinct categories,

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Populism: will Britain succumb?

Posted on 21st April 2024 by Blake Graham

This blog will deliberate on how populism has begun to appear in British political discourse since the Brexit referendum, how

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The Battle for Blue-Collar Britain: Can Labour win back the Working Class?

Posted on 21st April 2024 by Niamh Carroll

Introduction Boris Johnson’s General Election win in 2019 proved to be one of the strongest victories for Conservatives in recent

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Why has the Transgender community been left behind? Rampant increase in transphobia and the role of the media

Posted on 18th April 2024 by James Mckibben

On September 21ST 2023 Elizabeth Clery and the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) published a report entitled ‘BSA 40:

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Blue Collar Conservatism: How the Conservative Party won the working-class vote in 2019

Posted on 17th April 2024 by Emma Moore

The UK’s general election of 2019 saw the victorious Conservative Party achieve their highest number of seats in the House

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