DOMINIC Cummings, the Prime Minister’s controversial senior adviser whose infamous lockdown drive to the North East caused fury, is to leave his role at Downing Street by the end of the year. Calls for Mr Cummings to resign go back to the trip he made during the UK’s first […]
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UoS Conservative Society leader warns that identity politics could be ‘dangerous’
A NUMBER of right-wing voters claim they are vilified and feel their views are invalidated by left-leaning voters. The 2020 US election highlighted immense political polarization, and more notably, it also demonstrated that Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was more than a political fluke. However, it is not simply the US […]
US ELECTION 2020: pollster says three states could hold the key for Trump
University of Sunderland third-year Politics student Keith Bays discusses polling predictions as the first states were set to close their polling stations. AMERICA’S leading pollster Nate Silver, head pollster for the 538 polling organisation, has predicted that three states may point a way to victory for Donald Trump. He […]
US ELECTION 2020: What happens if it’s a tie ?
Search ‘US Election 2020’ to see all our coverage In the run-up to the US Presidential election – now under way – our student reporting team aims to explore, explain, enlighten and even entertain you on the race for the White House. THE speculation in the run-up to today’s […]
‘Low skilled’ workers around the EU may not meet the requirements of a “points-based” visa system proposed by the government
New immigration plans set to be put in place could result in sectors struggling to recruit staff according to those in the industries. The stated post-Brexit Immigration plans aim to encourage employers to invest in retaining staff and to develop automation technology. Many representatives from sectors like nursing, farming and catering are concerned that under this […]
South Shields Football Club Chairman in bid for MP seat
Geoff Thompson, chairman of South Shields Football Club, wants to emulate the club’s success, off the football pitch by putting himself forward as an independent candidate for MP of South Shields and Whitburn. Since taking over SSFC, Mr Thompson has been instrumental in the club’s recent success and he wants […]
Opinion: Why Proportional Representation is the only way to achieve democracy
On Thursday 12th December, the public will (hopefully) flood to the polling stations in order to exercise their democratic right to vote. However, only around half of those votes will equate directly to the seats filled in parliament. What happens to the other half of the votes? Well, they might […]
How to register to vote in a general election
A snap general election has been called for December 12th 2019, the first general election to take place in December since 1923. Now, people are being called on to register to vote in their constituencies for their local MPs and, ultimately, who they think the next Prime Minister should be. […]
Easington MP expresses concern over UK cancer survival rates
The United Kingdom could remain at the bottom of Cancer Survival League unless improvements are made according to a local MP. Member of Parliament for Easington, Grahame Morris expressed serious concern on September 30, noting that more needs to be done if the United Kingdom is to move from the […]
South Tyneside Council calls on government to end poverty as a political choice
At a meeting of South Tyneside Borough Council, councillors passed a motion on tackling poverty in the UK. The motion states that a fifth of the population lives in poverty, with 1.5 million destitute. The motion recognises that “everyone is entitled to an education, adequate housing, healthcare, food, social security […]