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Student politics blog: Do independent candidates have a chance of success in today’s politics?
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Since local MP Rosie Cooper announced that she would be standing down from Parliament, parties have been gearing up for the forthcoming by-election.
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Student Politics Blog: Registering to vote as a student
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Now that West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has said she will stand down from Parliament, parties are gearing up for a by-election in January.
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Student politics podcast: why you should vote - and how to do it
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Edge Hill students discuss voting: why you should vote, and how to register.
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Student politics podcast: runners and riders in the West Lancashire by-election
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Edge Hill University Politics Lab students preview the prospects of the parties challenging Labour in the West Lancashire by-election.
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Opinion: The importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools
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Professor of Teacher Education and Head of Primary Education Jonathan Glazzard will give his inaugural lecture at Edge Hill University next week discussing his research into the experiences of LGBTQ+ students at universities and the need for greater inclusion in educational institutions.
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Student politics blog: why voting matters
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With the announcement today that West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has now resigned from Parliament, a by-election in the local area is now one step closer to taking place.
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Opinion: COP27 – Something’s got to change
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In a new blog for the Institute for Social Responsibility, Professor Christopher Dent examines the success and failure of COP meetings.
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Matt Hancock’s trip to the jungle: ill-defined job descriptions enable MPs to abandon their constituents
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In a new article for The Conversation Politics Lead Paula Keavney examines the job description for Members of Parliament and whether appearing on reality TV could ever be part of the day job.
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Opinion - Order of the Jungle?
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You can almost sense the frustration. Once upon a time former health secretary, Matt Hancock was guaranteed attention in the Commons, and a podium place at a nightly televised pandemic press conferences.
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GCSEs: how gender norms influence what young people choose to study at school
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In a new article for The Conversation Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religion Francis Farrell explores the gender divide in schools and why boys and girls choose to study different subjects.
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