Controversial comments made by the new President of the National Union of Students have led to some student unions across the country starting a campaign to disaffiliate themselves from the NUS. The election of the new NUS president, Malia Bouattia, is one of the few…
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Following a Channel 4 News investigation the Conservative Party have admitted their failure to declare tens of thousands of pounds of election expenses. The Conservative Party have admitted that £38,000 of costs associated with their BattleBus2015 campaign weren’t declared to the Electoral Commission due to…
Lord John Sewel has resigned today after a video allegedly showing him taking cocaine with prostitutes was released over the weekend. Sewel said he is resigning to prevent any further damage to the reputation of the House of Lords. Over the weekend, the Sun on…
Yesterday’s Queen’s Speech was conspicuous for its lack of any mention of the Human Rights Act. It was expected that the reform (or scrapping) of the Human Rights Act would occur in this session of Parliament, but David Cameron has now decided to push back…
For more information on Digital Democracy watch the video report. A week has passed since the launch of the Digital Democracy Commission’s ‘Open Up!’ report. The one recommendation from the report that seems to divide opinion more than any other is the recommendation regarding online…
Last night in Westminster the Political Studies Association hosted a Post Graduate Network discussion forum with guest speakers, Anne McIntosh, John Pugh and Graham Allen. Discussion quickly centred onto the topic of political and constitutional reform, particularly when related to the engagement of young people and the promises made to ensure…
Post election blues (or purples) In the small hours of the morning it was confirmed that Douglas Cardwell was the first MP elected for UKIP. After over a decade of performing well at European Parliamentary elections, UKIP have now had electoral success at Westminster. There is…
MoreClacton by-election: A Brave New World of multiparty politics?
The issue of Immigration is undoubtedly one of the biggest political footballs of the recent age. Any Immigration Minister from either side of the House is going to find their role heavily scrutinised, reported, criticised, and politicised. But six weeks into his tenure with the…