The chances of Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister are, as they were a month ago, slim. The Labour leader has said he would try to amend the Queenís Speech, telling The Sunday Mirror shortly after the election: “This is still on. Absolutely.” It isn’t really, let’s be honest. In black and white terms, Labour lost…
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Comment, GE2017
Why are Labour celebrating?
Election night was weird. I sat there at 21:50, terrified of my own laptop screen due to the knowledge that in 10 minutes it would show an exit poll that could make or break my day (and week, and month). Then it happened – “Conservatives fail to retain majority- hung parliament.” I was over the…
Comment, GE2017
Ukeep out of our election
UKIP swung into the limelight in 2014, capturing the nations attention with “traditionally conservative values” and the aim of leaving the EU. Much of their popularity was not a result of their policies, it was a result of people deriding them as “fruitcakes, loonies, and closet racists.” Their shiny new manifesto opens by reminding us…
Comment, GE2017
Mayday made by mistakes
To work out what happened to May’s strong and stable campaign we have to look back at where it all went wrong; the moment she called the election. May announced her snap election on 18 April. She stood in front of number ten and told us it was for our own good. She told us…
GE2017, News
UEA Media Collective covers election night
The general election was covered by UEA’s Media Collective, comprimsed of Concrete, UEA:TV and Livewire 1350. The societies gathered at nine pm in the office, ready to cover whatever the next twelve hours had to throw at them. All members had their positions assigned, shifts on the spreadsheet and nervously awaited the ten pm exit…
GE2017, News
UEA academic says parties neglected identity-based violence
A human rights expert at UEA has suggested that identity-based violence was a major issue that was neglected in the general election manifestos of all major political parties. Dr Kate Ferguson, a researcher from the school of History is the author of a recently published report which focused on the pledges of various UK political…