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Opinion: Labour’s resounding election defeat was about much more than Brexit
Labour lost votes to every other party and in almost every seat in this general election, and countless seats that have been reliable Labour territory for decades have turned blue. …
Lessons from the Brecon and Radnorshire By-Election: Remain supporters should push for a Second Referendum not a General Election.
With MPs gearing up for a general election, a Lib Dem win at the recent Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, a Leave voting constituency in 2016, has been heralded as a …
Of Chicken and Politicians: Why Change UK Changed Nothing
Nando’s is a pretty cool place. Millions of British teenagers, students, and the celebrities they idolise frequent the South African chicken restaurant chain. Unsurprisingly, the members of the new party …
What the “future generation” needs : a climate-friendly budget
The budget delivered by George Osborne on the 16th of March 2016 sparked controversy, but one of the less discussed aspects of it was climate. This point is, however, crucial, …
‘A Call for the end of Inaction: Less Veto, More Action’
Author: Tommy Lunn As students, we are in a unique position to have our voices heard. Be it in France in 1968 or China in 1989, students have made their …
We Are Not “Terrorist Sympathisers”: A Case against UK’s airstrikes on Syria
Author: Kanan Parida, Deputy Editor-in-Chief In a stunning victory, 397 MPs voted for and 223 voted against PM David Cameron’s call for air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. …
How does the UK’s stance on immigration affect international students?
Last week Obama announced that the United States would extend its visa policy to allow Chinese tourists and students apply for visas that last up to ten and five years, …
Improving equality on all fronts: Craig Calhoun’s ‘Town Hall’ meeting
Members of the LSE community pushed officials to expand the scope of an action plan meant to address outcry over incidents with the rugby and football teams in a town …
The Case For Engagement: A Response to “Should We Be Bombing ISIS?”
Taking the country to war is the most serious decision that any government will ever make. A decision for war involves placing British service personnel into life-threatening situations, as well …
Should we be bombing ISIS?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Inevitably, when deciding which plan of action would be best to employ against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), it will be difficult to isolate recent …