With these oft-quoted words William Hague once described the Conservative Party and the last few weeks, originating in the announcement of the draft Withdrawal Agreement, have only revealed this once […]
Tag: British politics
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 […]
Should we still be wearing a Poppy this November?
In Britain, as we approach November the 11th it is customary to remember those who lost their lives in the First World War. From day one in school we engaged […]
York Tories under fire for inviting “the most misogynistic MP” to campus
The University of York Conservative and Unionist Association has been criticised for inviting a “misogynistic” Member of Parliament to speak on campus in a forthcoming academic term. The society, better […]
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 […]
Green Party leader comes to campus
The Co-Leader of the Green Party, Jonathan Bartley, will be coming to give a talk at the University of York on Thursday the 3rd November. During the event, which is […]
York MP speaks out against grammar schools
On the 1st October, the York Central MP, and Shadow Secretary for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Rachael Maskell, spoke at a protest in St Helen’s Square, against the […]
The patriarchy in British politics stifles women’s achievements
Theresa May is only the second woman ever to lead a UK government as the Prime Minister and be in charge of the country. However, the epoch of equality in politics has not […]
Labour: always the loser in the end
British politics have been beaten senseless ever since the surprise ‘Brexit’ result of the referendum. You would think that a defeat for the government in the referendum should have led to […]
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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 […]