On Thursday 15th March the York Union welcomed the Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate, Crispin Blunt, to discuss the need for global drug policy reform. Blunt is currently the […]
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PFI and Carillion: A watershed moment?
The closure of Carillion and the release of the Nation Audit Office’s Report on PFI and PF2 have shone light into Britain’s history of privatisation. For any not aware of […]
The government’s Brexit negotiation strategy spells disaster for Britain
At around midnight last Wednesday, Berlin-based correspondent for The Economist Jeremy Cliffe “accidentally” launched a UK political movement called “The Radicals”, it’s aim: to stop Brexit and offer a centrist […]
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 […]
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 York Union: ‘Brexit, Trump and Post-Truth Politics: What next?’
Last week’s York Union panel event focused on the themes of rising culture and politics of fear in Western politics and how this led to Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in […]
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Labour leadership election: a split on the horizon?
For anyone interested in British politics, the rather bemusing Labour leadership election cannot have failed to gain some attention. Jeremy Corbyn’s resounding mandate and the challenge to it has resulted […]
May Day
As May takes No. 10, a divided Britain takes its first step towards certainty after the EU referendum. It could be argued that during these times of unprecedented uncertainty May’s […]
The Conservative leadership election: Theresa May’s coronation or Michael Gove’s coming-of-age?
The EU referendum has produced one of the most volatile periods of British politics in recent times. On one side, Jeremy Corbyn faces a tremendous centre-left coalition demanding his resignation. On the […]
Brexit: The referendum that should never have been
We have had nearly a week to soak in one of the most significant political events this country has experienced since WWII, yet still it seems that parts of the […]