With only a few days left until the most consequential UK General Election in a generation, we are joined once more by Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester, to talk about the challenge of tactical voting, how it sucks to be the Liberal Democrats in the UK’s first-past-the-post system, Jeremy […]
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SRV Podcast, episode 48 – UK election update, with Rob Ford
Nigel Farage has declared that the Brexit Party will not field candidates at the upcoming UK general election in seats currently held by the Conservatives. We are joined by Professor Rob Ford (University of Manchester) to discuss the consequences of Farage’s decision and much more. You can follow Rob on Twitter: @RobFordMancs. Find us on […]
SRV Podcast, episode 47 – How rich democracies repel asylum seekers, with David Fitzgerald
Why don’t refugees just get in line and enter a particular destination country legally? Well, as David Fitzgerald (University of California, San Diego) argues in his latest book ‘Refuge Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers‘, many of the richest democracies in the world have made it all but impossible for refugees to do […]
Had Brexit voorkomen kunnen worden door Britten meer scholing te geven?
Op 23 juni 2016 stemde een nipte meerderheid van 51,9% van de Britten voor een uittreding uit de Europese Unie (EU). Politicologisch onderzoek naar de uitslag van het Brexit-referendum laat zien dat de keuze om voor ‘Leave’ of ‘Remain’ te stemmen sterk afhing van opleidingsniveau. Sara Hobolt heeft laten zien dat ruim 70% van de […]
SRV Podcast, episode 45 – Brexit ‘in limbo’, with Rob Ford
In yet another twist in the never-ending Brexit saga, MPs backed Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill, but moments later voted against the proposed timetable, leaving Brexit ‘in limbo’. An extension of the 31 October deadline seems all but inevitable. We are joined by Rob Ford (University of Manchester) to make sense of these developments. You […]