Politics

16th November 2020 | By Kennedy Raspberry

I, along with the rest of America, held my breath for four days as the votes were counted.  When it was announced that Joe Biden...

4th November 2020 | By Paolo Granelli

Stockport Green Party is backing calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to be brought in by the government as part of the response to covid-19. ...

4th November 2020 | By Niall Hay

Jason Corley (pictured, below), the Republican County Commissioner in Lubbock, denounced the media’s optimism of Biden’s potential, stating: “The media are not there to inform...

4th November 2020 | By Jack Dulhanty

“I saw something on Twitter that said: ‘If you vote for Trump, you’re a racist and if you vote for Biden, you’re a paedophile’” Such...

4th November 2020 | By Rory Gannon

Young Americans have said that the political and social climate in the United States is driving them away from the country. Many young people from across the...

4th November 2020 | By Joanna Devany

Students at Temple University in Philadelphia fear further unrest in the battleground state of Pennsylvania as polls close on election day. Abi Vangraafieland, a sociology...

3rd November 2020 | By Jack Dulhanty

From our side of the Atlantic, it’s easy to see the Presidential election as little more than a chain of Twitter trends. But behind the...

12th October 2020 | By Rory Gannon

Belarusians from across the north west of England assembled in Manchester on Sunday to protest against their controversially-elected president. Demonstrators have been gathering in St Anne’s Square...

8th October 2020 | By Katy Rushton

Reports from Downing Street have indicated that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be set to impose tighter restrictions across multiple areas in the North of...

1st October 2020 | By Katy Rushton

Labour members have been left divided after Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer’s speech at this year’s virtual online conference in Doncaster, outlining big changes to...

1st October 2020 | By Rory Gannon

There has been outrage among LGBTQ+ activists after a proposed change to the law to allow transgender people to self-identify was rejected by MPs. The changes,...

21st September 2020 | By Rory Gannon

Politicans from across Manchester have joined former Prime Ministers in speaking out against Boris Johnson’s “Post-Brexit Bill”, which critics say breaks international law. Manchester MPs have expressed their disdain...

22nd July 2020 | By Katy Rushton

More than 300 Conservative MPs voted against a motion which would have meant weekly testing for NHS and care staff during the Covid-19 pandemic. The motion...

25th June 2020 | By Katy Rushton

Official portrait of Rebecca Long Bailey by Chris McAndrew is licensed under CC BY 3.0 Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has sacked Salford & Eccles MP, Rebecca Long-Bailey, from...

30th April 2020 | By Siddra Daud Asghar

Chris McAndrew / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) Labour leader Keir Starmer addressed the issues affecting Bury residents today, in what he promises will be a series...

29th January 2020 | By Hannah Barry

The ramifications of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departure from the Royal Family is continuing to be felt throughout the world. It is not...

16th December 2019 | By [email protected]

The Conservative party won its biggest majority in the UK parliament since 1987 in last week’s general election. Here in Greater Manchester, the Tories gained 4...

16th December 2019 | By [email protected]

13th December 2019 | By Anish Vij

Northern Quota Journalist, Isaac Jordan, has been speaking to political candidates and getting their immediate reaction to the latest exit poll figures.  Matt Mickler, Brexit...

12th December 2019 | By Anish Vij

The closest election in recent history is finally underway and the long wait for the count has begun. The exit poll stations across the country...