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The 2014 elections for the European Parliament have seen a major result for euro-sceptic parties. One obvious question is: what will happen now? Some elements are worth considering to address the question. First, Some of the most impressive results obtained… Continue Reading →

At a recent talk to Politics A-level students at Charles Thorp Comprehensive School, I addressed the argument about the current polarisation in American Politics. Common sense understandings of the term would suggest that, in a two-party system, polarisation is when… Continue Reading →

To win the next general election, the Labour party believe that they have to win just over one third of all the votes. The electorate is salami sliced and policies are tailored to an electoral sub-set. Two policies that have… Continue Reading →

Close Neighbours ? Reactions to the Scottish Independence Debate in the North East and Cumbria Given a shared border history, a number of common economic and social characteristics, and often intense economic rivalries, it is not surprising that the possibility… Continue Reading →

Tony Benn was a long-serving Labour Member of Parliament – totalling 47 years between 1950 and 2001 – Cabinet Minister in the Harold Wilson and James Callaghan Governments of the 1960s and 1970s, and leader of the left in Britain… Continue Reading →