A brief post today, as I’ve been speaking at an event in Copenhagen on the possible dual exits of Scotland (from the UK) and the UK (from the EU). It’s been an interesting opportunity to see how the British debate is seen and understood from outside, something that looks even more interesting in the light […]
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has delivered a budget for a ‘resilient economy’. What does this mean? First, it is important to note that the reach of the term ‘resilience’ has in recent years extended well beyond this budget. In fact, the term is fast becoming a ubiquitous aspiration for policy makers working in […]
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It’s rewarding to know that Ed Miliband (or at least his minions) read blogs, even if incompletely. Last week, I wrote a piece off the back some press speculation about the Labour leader being about to offer a referendum. In that post, I noted that Miliband was going to be motivated to do this because […]
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Despite the usual embarrassment of riches that I could cover, today I’m going to build on some of the thoughts that I discussed some weeks ago, regarding the LibDem’s strategy for the European Parliament elections. During the past weeks, we’ve seen Nick Clegg offer – and Nigel Farage accept – to have a public debate […]
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This post summarises the arguments presented at a roundtable of the same title convened by the School of Politics on the 24th February 2014. On the panel were, Ciaran Gillespie, Katharine A. M. Wright, Nikos Gkotsis and Sam Cooke. You can join the debate via #SurreyPolitics. The role of social media is a controversial […]
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This post summarises the arguments presented at a roundtable of the same title convened by the School of Politics on the 24th February 2014. On the panel were, Ciaran Gillespie, Katharine A. M. Wright, Nikos Gkotsis and Sam Cooke. You can join the debate via #SurreyPolitics. The impact of social media in political participation and representation is a debate which has […]
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