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…
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…
GE2017, News
UEA forecast under scrutiny
Norman Lamb the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk told Concrete he felt UEA’s general election forecast was “irresponsible” and misled voters, following his victory on Friday morning. Three weeks before the election, the forecast gave the Conservatives a 100 percent probability of gaining the North Norfolk constituency from Mr Lamb. The forecast was regularly updated…
GE2017, Main Stories, News
Victory for Clive Lewis
Labour incumbent Clive Lewis retained Norwich South last night, with an increased majority. In the early hours of this morning, as tellers were finalising their vote counts across the country, the results for the university constituency came in. Mr Lewis, who was elected to represent Norwich South in the 2015 general election, was re-elected and…
GE2017, News
Theresa May visits Norwich on last day of campaigning
With less than 24 hours before voters will enter polling booths across the country, Prime Minister Theresa May has drawn her electoral campaign to a close in Norwich. The leader of the Conservative Party attended The Space in Sprowston accompanied by Chloe Smith and Lana Hempsall, the respective Conservative candidates for Norwich North and Norwich…
GE2017, News
Interview: Richard Bearman
Concrete spoke to Richard Bearman, the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Norwich South to discuss the party’s policies, before the vote on Thursday 8 June. Mr Bearman is running against James Wright (Liberal Democrat), Lana Hempsall (Conservative), and the incumbent Clive Lewis (Labour). When asked how the constituency would benefit were he to be elected…