General Election Hustings hosted at the University of Sussex
The debate saw local parliamentary candidates from the Brighton area go head to head on issues such as the NHS, housing, trust in politics, local education, and of course -…
Another Brexit extension, and a General Election
By Joshua Talbot. The European Union has granted the United Kingdom an extension on Brexit negotiations, as a suitable deal fails to get through the House of Commons by Boris…
Are the Liberal Democrats dead in the water?
I registered my support for a political party for the first time just months after my sixteenth birthday, and I still remember it as though it was yesterday. Just a…
“Misleading, Incomplete and Regressive": the televised election debates
At the time of writing, the final televised election debate has just ended. The previous two debates were watched by 9.4 million and just over 4 million respectively, and we…
Want a fairer education system?
The most hotly contested election of the millennium is now only a couple of policy-scrutinising weeks away. Gord, Dave and Nick are primed, scrubbed and ready to bombard us with…
Flexing the gay body politic
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, far away from the rows of heart-covered cards in supermarkets, and depressing conversations between student singletons on nightbusses, you will undoubtedly be aware…
Is Brighton better off with Nancy? Why Labour could be the best option for Brighton’s voters
For years, I resisted the urge to join the Labour Party. Why? It’s not that I wasn’t interested in politics and campaigning. In my pushchair, I was wheeled between demonstrations…
Vote for Charlotte, not Charlatans
Let me begin by saying how the recent MP expenses scandal shocked and outraged us all – and rightly so. However, this does not justify judging Charlotte Vere, Conservative candidate…
Greens sow the seed for political optimism in Brighton
With the ever growing mistrust of the Labour Party reaching new heights and creeping scepticism over the Conservatives and the substance of their policies, political pessimism is rife in Britain.…