"liverpool university" blog posts
Merry Xmas (War is Over) - John and Yoko's political message
Posted on: 19 December 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
Along with festive classics by Slade and The Pogues, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Merry Xmas (War is Over)' is one of the most familiar of all Christmas pop songs.
Bubbly and celebrations at our winter graduation 2016
Posted on: 13 December 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
Celebrating with our graduating students is always special and last week was no exception when we held our winter graduation reception.
A student's view: Kenn's top 5 moments from studying at Liverpool
Posted on: 9 December 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
I'm currently in my second year of studying politics and modern history at Liverpool and I've had a great time so far! Here are my top five reasons why...
The occupier returns: former Politics student receives honorary degree
Posted on: 7 December 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
Tomorrow, former politics student, Pete Cresswell, will receive a degree from the University of Liverpool, nearly 47 years after he left here.
Sweet Home Alabama - a Spotify playlist for the US presidential election
Posted on: 3 November 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
American elections and soundtracks go hand in hand. The tradition of presidential candidates having their own campaign songs goes back to the 1800s.
What makes a great political poster?
Posted on: 21 October 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
How effective are political posters? Do they always get their party's message across and what happens if they backfire? Dr Andrew Crines looks at the rhetoric of some of the UK's most memorable political posters from the last 40 years.
Jeremy Corbyn - the pros and cons
Posted on: 26 September 2016 | Category: 2016 posts
September was a big month for politics. Not only did we host a live debate for our new students during freshers week, there was also the big question of who would win in the Labour leadership race. Following Jeremy Corbyn’s decisive re-election as Labour leader, we asked Dr Jon Tonge to tell us what he thinks Jeremy Corbyn has achieved so far – and failed to achieve?