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Tag: UK politics

Posted inOpinion

Flag Shaggers: Why the Tories’ Use of the Union Jack is Damaging Democracy

by Finn Walshe April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

” If we are to learn anything from Václav Havel, it is that we should not simply dismiss the fetishisation of the Union Jack by Conservative politicians, and their attempts to force it down our throats, as a Tory quirk.”

Finn Walshe explores the consequences of the Conservative Party’s continuous use of the Union Jack.

Illustration by Ben Beechener

Posted inGlobal Affairs

The case of Julian Assange: A threat to press freedom?

by Francesca Coy March 5, 2022March 5, 2022
Posted inOxford News

Labour and Greens Prepare for Local Elections

by Eoin Hughes May 6, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inOxford News

Welcome to Britain: Everything is for Sale

by Eoin Hughes May 4, 2021June 9, 2021
Posted inColumns

On the Other Hand – In Through the Backdoor: on money and politics

by Hayden Barnes May 2, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inOxford News

Arlene Foster’s resignation leaves DUP at a crossroads

by Eoin Hughes May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Posted inOxford News

Electoral Commission to investigate Boris Johnson flat renovations

by Jen Jackson April 30, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Violent or not, protests have little impact on democratic policy-making in the UK

by Ruby Cooper April 10, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Why Hartlepool matters

by Jade Calder April 3, 2021July 18, 2021
Posted inGlobal Affairs

UK-China Relationship Prospects Appear Uncertain

by Sara Al Soodi April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

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