From the election of Donald Trump, to Brexit, to the great victory of Emmanuel Macron, it seems the West’s electorate’s greatest disdain is held for the predictions of the pundits. […]
Category: Politics
The Conservatives & The DUP: A ‘deal with the devil’?
As you all probably know by now the Conservative Party have formed an ‘agreement’ with the Democratic Unionist Party after failing to win a large majority in the June 2017 snap […]
2017 UK General Election – Liveblog!
The Yorker is on campus as the polling ends and the results are counted. Who will form a government? Keep an eye on our livestream for reports, comments from The Yorker‘s team […]
Why conscious abstention is a mistake in an election
“Born as I was the citizen of a free state and a member of its sovereign body, the very right to vote imposes on me the duty to instruct myself […]
Afterthoughts of the Manchester attack
The suicide bombing at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester Arena on Monday 22nd May was the worst terror attack in Britain since the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005. The […]
FARC Part 2: Democracy Strikes Back
Nearly a year ago Colombians went to the polls to vote on a historic peace deal with the FARC, an armed revolutionary group. While the referendum on the deal was […]
Report from the York Union: ‘Tom Harwood: The NUS in Crisis’
On Tuesday 18th April, the York Union hosted Tom Harwood; a Second Year Politics student at Durham and one of three candidates for NUS presidency. The Times recently called Harwood’s […]
Farewell, Douglas Carswell – where next for UKIP?
Whatever the result of the June 2016 referendum, the future of UKIP was in doubt. Should the public vote for the country to remain part of the European Union, UKIP […]
Report from The York Union: ‘Lad Culture in Higher Education’
Last week, the University of York’s Dr Vanita Sundaram conducted a talk alongside the York Union on lad culture in higher education. Dr Sundaram explored the emergence of lad culture […]
“Global warming is a hoax”: Trump’s threat to the environment
With Trump’s inauguration officially beginning his first term as President, many of his first actions in the new role have sparked controversy on a global scale. However, the potential threat […]