Interview – Lucy Scott
Lucy Scott tells us about her PhD research on the British military intervention in Sierra Leone, the legacy of the intervention and gives her advice to young scholars.
We Unhappy Few: The Conservative Party Leadership Race
Hard Brexit is the likeliest outcome because it is the desire of the Party’s membership. Even if it means the destruction of their party..
Refusing to Acknowledge the Problem of Climate Change Denial
It would be beneficial to plan mitigation policies and communication strategies by taking negative consequences and societal impact into account.
Anarchy in the UK? Debating the Scottish Referendum Aftermath: Part 2
The UK’s major parties and international partners, especially the USA, do not want the kind of security or defence posture that has been discussed in Scotland in recent months.
Anarchy in the UK? Debating the Scottish Referendum Aftermath: Part 1
The UK public have an appetite for change but not for unpredictability. That makes the whole process a political minefield running up to the 2015 General Election.
The Left’s Europe Problem
What’s a Social Democrat to do? One solution is to push for enhanced powers for the EU Parliament. Another is to consider that EU institutions may have to be re-imagined.
Britain, the UK Independence Party and the EU
When the UK holds a referendum on the EU, the campaign will be tense and the country will probably vote to leave. Yet, this will not be due to the Eurosceptic rhetoric of Ukip.
Euroscepticism: Virus or Cure?
If the United Kingdom left the European Union, access to the single market may not be guaranteed to the UK. Therefore contemporary Conservative Party euroscepticism may not be mad, but rather an adjustment to the challenges of the future.
Gender Parity in the UK’s Legislative Bodies: A Desirable Goal?
I have tried recruiting my female friends and family into politics. I tell them we are looking for people like them: mums; business women; community workers; teachers. They all look at me with horror.
