PolSocWatch: September 2016
Nationalist sightseeing, socialist firebrands and mock Parliaments – it’s all going on at Stirling this month if politics is your thing.
Author: Brig Politics
Jeremy Corbyn: Momentum, but not much mass
“Two Corbyns are being sold by his supporters.” Conor Fitzpatrick on the Labour leadership contest and the party’s future.
How to define a political career? A reflection on Cameron
As the former PM quits Parliament, Joseph Herbert examines one lesser-known aspect of his legacy – and its strong links to this university.
Society Soapbox: Stirling Uni Conservatives
Why a Tory? This may be the question some of you ask upon reading this article. I mean, really? The party of the rich, a clique of out of touch posh boys from Oxbridge, a gang of raging capitalists?
Student Union to hold Paris attacks vigil
Stirling Students’ Union is to hold a candlelight vigil later this evening as an opportunity for students to mourn victims of recentContinue Reading
The Right To Vote: A Forgotten Battle?
The General Election has been and men and women across Britain have exercised their right to vote. But do people inContinue Reading
Has Labour Lost Its Balls?
General Election 2015 was set to be a coalition extravaganza. For weeks we have had poll after poll tell usContinue Reading
Political Convergence
When the Labour Party emerged in 1900, strong political ideologies and identities arose within Britain and the rivalry between theContinue Reading
Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton’s Republican Counterpart
Meet Carly Fiorina. Minimum political experience, a Republican who tried to become Senator for California but failed, former CEO ofContinue Reading
How media has affected our voting behaviours over the centuries
Voting behaviour has evolved significantly in Britain over the centuries and it has been greatly influenced by the ever changingContinue Reading
