The nation has spoken! … but what now??

The ‘big day’ everyone (at least in the UK) was waiting for is over. The people went out to cast their votes in the UK general election 2010 – but as the overnight election coverage showed, there is no ‘real’ winner. Winners and Losers Surely, the Conservatives have won the most seats in the House [...]

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This is what the parties are offering young voters

The last Prime Minister’s Questions are over and election day is in four weeks. Time to make up your mind who to vote for! We have been out there discovering what the parties have to offer young voters:

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Should investment and personal banking be separated?

The investment banking business has become a cartel according to Vince Cable – rewarming the discussion about retail and investment banking. “In order to make our banking system safe, we have got to break them up,” Cable proposed in last night’s debate between the three want-to-be-next-Chancellors. The topic has been a hot potato for a while [...]

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What do the parties have to offer students?

It’s an exciting time in politics – the general election is coming up and what ever its outcome, politics in Britain will change. But as we found out last week, young voters still don’t seem to be interested. With youth unemployment and tuition fees causing real problems for students, Stefanie Linhardt finds out what the parties [...]

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Can Students tell David Cameron from Colin Firth?

After we found out that more than 50 per cent of 17 to 24 year-olds are not registered to vote, Robert Powell and Stefanie Linhardt went out to find out whether students at the University of Westminster can tell David Cameron from Colin Firth. Part two of our politics trilogy.

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