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What’s it like to be an intern for a member of parliament?
Posted on: 19 July 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Visiting Number 10 Downing Street, supporting an MP at a demonstration and drinking with friends in a beautiful palace!
Political art - what to see at Liverpool Biennial 2018
Posted on: 10 July 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
More than 40 artists from 22 countries will participate in this year’s Liverpool Biennial which invites artists and audiences to reflect on \"...a world in social, political and economic turmoil\". It's the largest festival of contemporary art in the UK and this year's theme is 'Beautiful world, where are you?'.
Opinion: Why Vladimir Putin cannot ignore Russians’ social rights
Posted on: 20 June 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
What is the role of Russia’s post-communist state in providing housing, healthcare, pensions or social security?
Opinion: Are Jordanian street protests reviving the 'Arab Spring'?
Posted on: 13 June 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Over a week of street protests in Jordan’s main cities have toppled the prime minister and torpedoed an unpopular tax law. We ask Hannes Baumann: Is this a return of the protest wave that marked the 'Arab Spring' of 2011?
Four things to see and do in Liverpool if you're passionate about politics
Posted on: 11 June 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
With Summer now upon us, you might be looking for things to do in Merseyside before the start of the new term (trust us, this will come around very quickly!). While teaching may be over until September, there’s still plenty of things to see and do in the area if you’re passionate about politics, from grand buildings to cool museums:
Opinion - Airstrikes on Syria: our experts answer key questions about the military action
Posted on: 3 May 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
In the early hours of 14 April 2018, the militaries of the United States, France, and the United Kingdom launched airstrikes against regime targets in Syria. This came as retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack on civilians in the opposition-controlled enclave of Douma a week earlier.
Opinion - Does Russia risk major conflict by fighting wars with private armed forces?
Posted on: 19 April 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Does Russia risk major conflict by fighting wars with private armed forces? Ulrich Petersohn explores the murky world of Russian mercenaries and the risks this brings.
Jon Tonge's guide to the 2018 north west elections
Posted on: 26 March 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
With local elections for the North West coming up in May, politics expert Jon Tonge gives us his guide to the state of play for this year’s council elections, in comparison to 2014:
Brexit rhetoric: How to convince a sceptical public
Posted on: 1 March 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
As the government sets out its Brexit vision in a series of speeches by senior ministers, Dr Andrew Crines looks at the rhetorical strategies that could convince a sceptical nation.
Opinion - Kosovo today: has independence fulfilled the population’s hopes and dreams?
Posted on: 19 February 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Last weekend, Kosovo-Albanians celebrated the 10th anniversary of their new state’s declaration of independence. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia unilaterally on 17th February 2008, following a decade of practical apartheid in Kosovo from 1989 – 1999 separating Kosovo-Albanians and Kosovo-Serbs, as well as large-scale dismissal of Albanian workers and ethnic cleansing against Kosovo-Albanian civilians.
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What’s it like to be an intern for a member of parliament?
Posted on: 19 July 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Visiting Number 10 Downing Street, supporting an MP at a demonstration and drinking with friends in a beautiful palace!