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Trump Versus Science
Global warming is a threat to us all. The myriad risks it poses to all people and all aspects of society have become undeniable, both through scrupulous research and the first tragic examples of its impact. Yet some people refuse to open their eyes and face one of the biggest dangers facing this world. Unfortunately, Trump, one of the most powerful men in the world, is one such specimen. Consequently, following the G7 meeting it appears he will most likely draw the USA out of the Paris Climate Accord, which was perhaps the most promising global move ever taken to tackle climate change.
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The 2017 General Election: A Breakdown
The 2017 general election result is yet another to be added to the long list of unexpected political shocks in the last year or so. It was thought that this general election would finally settle the Brexit debate with a large majority of the country expected to endorse Theresa May’s ‘strong and stable’, hard-line Brexit government. Instead, we awoke to a hung parliament, with the Conservative party having massively underperformed in the election and Labour having exceeded all expectations. In the unlikely event that you have managed to avoid the political turmoil of the last few days, here is the fallout from Britain’s general election so far.
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A Brief History of Delusional Undemocratic Politics (DUP)
Thanks to UK’s fundamentally flawed voting system of FPTP and sheer desperation, Theresa May has signed a deal with the devi-DUP in order to form a majority government. DUP have been one of the main parliamentary parties in Northern Ireland since The Troubles, but are virtually unknown in Great Britain. Here, we have a look at some of the most recent scandals that the unionist party has somehow survived.
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Big Fat Manifesto Summary of the Year
It’s that time of the month again – another election. They are becoming as frequent as a rainy Glasgow day, yet each time it’s important you are able to make an informed choice. Each party – from those already in Westminster to the Monster Raving Loony Party – releases a manifesto detailing what they’ll do should your precious vote spur that party to power. Many Glasgow University students live within the Glasgow North constituency and, here, qmunicate has summed up the five contesting parties’ manifestos, on the issues we think matter the most to students and young people.
Although all issues a government makes effect us in some way, we’ve chosen to narrow this down to the four Es: Europe, Education, Employment, Equality. Oh, and healthcare, too.
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The Debate: A Breakdown
Wednesday’s debate was the largest of this election, with all seven major parties involved. The usual suspects were there – Liberal Democrats’ Tim Farron; Green party co-leader Caroline Lucas; Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood; UKIP’s Paul Nuttall, deputy SNP leader Angus Robertson; and Jeremy Corbyn for Labour, who announced his attendance on the day. Home Secretary Amber Rudd appeared for the Conservatives in lieu of May, who claimed that she is preoccupied ‘thinking about Brexit negotiations.’ Refusing to participate in debates for an election that she herself called exemplifies May’s belief that the public blindly trust her ‘strong and stable’ rhetoric – and that they will hand her a mandate for austerity, growing inequality, and a hard Brexit.
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Political Russian Roulette
Oh boy, more politics! We’ve got a great choice of candidates this year, not a two-faced, slimy, tax-avoiding runt in the bunch – no sir! In case you’re still reeling from the last hundred elections we’ve gone through in the past 4 years and don’t have time to do research this time round, here is a helpful guide for everything you need to know about your potential prime ministers.
