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Keep up to date with the latest politics news from around The University of Manchester.
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Brexit Q+A: what are indicative votes and how do they work?
26 Mar 2019
The House of Commons has voted to hold a series of indicative votes on Brexit. But what does that mean and will it solve the problem? What are ...
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UK may struggle to maintain influence at the UN after Brexit, study finds
20 Feb 2019
The UK needs to demonstrate its added value to the United Nations and adopt a principled and values-driven foreign policy if it is to maintain its ...
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Diplomats reveal concerns over UK’s waning influence on UN Security Council
26 Sep 2018
At the UN General Assembly in 2017 Theresa May described the “special responsibilities” that the UK holds within the United Nations. She ...
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Was Brexit really caused by austerity? Here's why we're not convinced
3 Sep 2018
Like most bad dramas, keeping up with every development in the Brexit saga is difficult. Nevertheless you may have seen recent reports in the media, ...
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Naomi hops, skips and jumps into European finals
9 Aug 2018
A student from The University of Manchester is bidding for success on one of the biggest stages in world athletics.
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Leading Manchester academic joins new Facebook commission
5 Jul 2018
Professor of Political Science Rachel Gibson has been appointed to a new commission into the influence of social media on the democratic process.
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Manchester researchers tackling extremism and promoting social unity
14 Jun 2018
The University of Manchester has launched a collection of essays from researchers which looks closely at extremism and social cohesion in the UK.
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Young women are more left wing than men, study reveals
3 May 2018
Young women across Western Europe and Canada are more left wing than their male counterparts, according to new research I carried out that also shows ...
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Profound divisions in the UK revealed by Brexit study
1 Feb 2018
A comprehensive report on Brexit and public opinion has revealed that the UK is a country deeply divided by class, place and age, and a values divide ...
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New report calls for urgent industrial strategy overhaul
1 Nov 2017
The UK’s people, places and businesses will only achieve their potential if there is a complete overhaul of how the government views industrial ...
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EXPERT COMMENT: Will Brexit cause another Black Wednesday crisis?
19 Sep 2017
In light of the 25th anniversary of Britain’s exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, Professor Jane Green and Professor Will Jennings ...
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Why England’s new litter strategy is actually a bit rubbish
14 Sep 2017
Cleaner Croyden/Flickr, CC BY Sherilyn MacGregor, University of Manchester Earlier this year, England got its first ever litter strategy. It was...
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Expert comment: How should cities respond to urban vehicular attacks?
22 Aug 2017
Last week, a van was driven into pedestrians on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, killing 13 and injuring at least 130 people, and the driver then killed a ...
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The 2017 election campaign in voters’ own words
2 Aug 2017
The 2017 election campaign was the most remarkable in recent British political history. As the dust settles on the election, many politicians and ...
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The Brexit election? The 2017 General Election in ten charts
1 Aug 2017
Newly released data from the British Election Study (BES) has shown that, in the minds of voters, the 2017 election was the ...
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EXPERT COMMENT – Theresa May is acting undemocratically
17 May 2017
Ewan Munro (Twitter @munro_ewan) is a Doctoral Researcher in Politics, and is on the Board of The University of Manchester’s Jean Monnet Centre ...
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