Talking Politics

Shortly before the General Election, we interviewed Ashley Dalton who has since been re elected as the MP for West Lancashire. Ms Dalton spoke to us about a number of things, including what inspired her to become an MP, her view of the the Conservatives’ record, and Labour’s foreign and domestic policy positions. What inspired…

With a shocking exit poll coming through on Thursday night (4 July) predicting a Labour landslide victory, significant Conservative and SNP losses and the Liberal Democrats making gains, how did the parties actually perform? The exit poll predicted Labour taking a landslide victory, with 410 seats and Conservatives winning 131. The Lib Dems were predicted…

The following article is a short summary of the General Election of the 4th of July 2024 and its results. The overall results of the election can be found at the bottom of this article. On the 22nd of May 2024, standing outside 10 Downing Street, drenched by rain, and to the backdrop of D:ream’s…

This blog has already featured pledges by Labour and the Conservatives on immigration.  Now that the General Election is just a few days away, what are the smaller parties saying in their manifestos? Liberal Democrats  What are the key policies the Liberal Democrats are pledging in their manifesto? To read more of the Liberal Democrats…

Modern British politics is being shaped increasingly by single issue topics such as Brexit, independence, and most notably at the moment, immigration. We often hear in the media about immigration, both ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’, and are subject consistently to the opinions of political commentators and politicians about their personal opinions on immigration. Some views are…

With the UK general election quickly upcoming and immigration being a key issue discussed within this election, what are the Conservative Party and Labour Party manifestos pledging to do? Ella Weatherburn reports. Conservative Party Following the announcement and legislating for the Rwanda Policy whilst in office, the Conservative Party have made pledging lower immigration a…

It has long been argued by teachers and parents that ever increasing class sizes and chronic underfunding is having a detrimental effect on school pupils in the UK. Although legislation introduced in 2001 aimed to limit class sizes to a cap of 30 pupils by law, this only applied to pupils between the ages of…

With the 2024 General Election fast approaching, the Politics Blog looks to the possibilities of what this could mean for Edge Hill Universities constituency, West Lancashire. Past elections When looking forward to an election, examining past elections is a useful indicator of the political views of the constituency the MP seat covers. The most recent…

In honour of the 90th anniversary of Edge Hill University and International Women’s Day, we were privileged to receive a visit from Lady Brenda Hale. Law students Ella Weatherburn and Jessica Casey tell us more about this pioneering honorary Edge Hill doctor. The extensive and impressive career of Lady Hale began with a humble background,…

This article was published before the announcement by Nigel Farage that he would resume leadership of the party and stand in Clacton. It remains to be seen however what effect this will have in seats across the country. The Brexit campaign and subsequent referendum result emboldened some previously veiled right wing sentiments within British society.…