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2019
22
November
2019
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13:51
Europe/London
The Labour Party’s manifesto for the 2019 general election lays out a plan for transforming British society and the economy to address climate change. The “green industrial revolution” calls for massive …
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31
July
2019
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15:35
Europe/London
Boris Johnson now leads a country mired in a Brexit identity crisis – here’s how he could reunite it
As Boris Johnson begins his term as British prime minister, he takes charge of a country facing a series of overlapping crises. Alongside the constitutional and political crises provoked by the Brexit process, are wider social and economic problems …
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07
July
2019
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11:47
Europe/London
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been named as the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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2018
23
November
2018
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17:05
Europe/London
Theresa May has faced widespread criticism following comments to the Confederation of British Industry that EU nationals have jumped “the queue” to migrate to the UK ahead of non-EU nationals during the UK’s membership of the …
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26
September
2018
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13:41
Europe/London
At the UN General Assembly in 2017 Theresa May described the “special responsibilities” that the UK holds within the United Nations. She was referring to the permanent seat that the UK has on the UN Security Council, as well as its …
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02
July
2018
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15:47
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been awarded funding for two Policy Research Units to explore how the health needs of the ageing population are to be met and to investigate how health and care systems and commissioning will look in the future.
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2017
07
November
2017
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00:01
Europe/London
‘Business as usual’ is not an option for the UK’s nuclear energy sector; our energy companies’ ‘regressive and unjust funding approach’ is causing fuel poverty, and the Northern Powerhouse could play a key role in …
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10
July
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
A major new report published today by the Industrial Strategy Commission says that the UK has a compelling need to introduce a framework for strategic economic management.
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29
June
2017
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11:02
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has appointed chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, as Honorary Professor of Economics.
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03
April
2017
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11:00
Europe/London
Sir Howard Bernstein will join The University of Manchester this month as an Honorary Professor of Politics, following his retirement as Chief Executive of Manchester City Council.
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07
March
2017
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10:22
Europe/London
Academics at The University of Manchester and The University of Sheffield have launched a major new independent policy commission to shape the Government’s industrial strategy.
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30
January
2017
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09:00
Europe/London
Britain’s metropolitan cities are holding back ethnic minorities in education and employment, according to new research by The University of Manchester.
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24
January
2017
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16:25
Europe/London
The UK's highest court has today dismissed the government's appeal in a landmark case about Brexit, meaning Parliament will be required to give its approval before official talks on leaving the EU can begin. - the document …
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2016
18
November
2016
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14:01
Europe/London
Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, delivered a speech to students at The University of Manchester this week where he discussed his career and current role at the Bank of England and explained the outlook for the UK economy.
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06
October
2016
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13:08
Europe/London
Newly-released British Election Study data has revealed new insights into why people voted to leave the European Union on June 23rd.
Analysis by the British Election Study team highlights how the vote for Brexit was related to people’s …
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09
September
2016
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10:22
Europe/London
Dr Shavana Musa is a Lecturer at The University of Manchester's School of Law, and was recently called to give evidence to the parliamentary committees on arms export controls. Here, she writes about how these exports violate international …
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04
July
2016
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10:18
Europe/London
The Chilcot Inquiry’s report will be published on Wednesday 6th July. The inquiry, which is also known as the Iraq War Inquiry, was commissioned by former Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in 2009 to examine the UK's involvement in …
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06
May
2016
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16:15
Europe/London
A forecasting model developed by a political scientist from The University of Manchester and British Election Study using data from Thursday’s local election results forecasts a likely victory for the Conservative Party in the 2020 General …
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27
April
2016
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16:34
Europe/London
Just as the Scottish Independence Referendum had disastrous consequences for Labour, June’s EU poll could hit the Tories too, say researchers from the British Election Study.
Professor Ed Fieldhouse and Dr Chris Prosser, from The University …
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07
April
2016
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14:13
Europe/London
Unrepresentative samples were behind the opinion polls’ failure to identify the Conservative’s lead over Labour during the 2015 General Election Campaign, according to a major report by the independent Inquiry into the 2015 General …
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29
March
2016
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09:39
Europe/London
The University of Manchester today shines the spotlight on Greater Manchester’s trailblazing devolution journey with a raft of expert articles and blogs providing new analysis of Devo Manc - from health and social care to housing, transport …
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07
March
2016
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14:00
Europe/London
Too many young men are unable to fully integrate into British society Many migrant men experience exclusion and hostility in the workplace, sportsgrounds and nightclubs
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10
February
2016
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12:21
Europe/London
Research highlights real concerns about citizenship testing in the UKNew citizens feel they have to prove their worth against citizens-by-birth
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27
January
2016
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00:01
Europe/London
Tough sanctions fail to recognise that for most migrants there is 'no going back', according to new bookPlanned new legislation would make the problem worse, says professor
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22
January
2016
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15:00
Europe/London
Flaws which made the opinion polls wrong in 2015 General Election also explain errors in 2010Flaw also likely to have been present in the 2001 and 2005 General Elections Liberal Democrats were over-estimated in 2010
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04
January
2016
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23:01
Europe/London
UK-Med will co-ordinate UK deployment to international humanitarian zonesGovernment has provided £8m for support, training and education
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2015
07
December
2015
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23:01
Europe/London
The effects of benefit cuts and poverty are causing children emotional distress and affecting concentration at school, according to studySharing bedrooms leaves children without a quiet place for homework
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01
December
2015
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20:55
Europe/London
One of the nation’s top political studies awards has gone to Professor Jane Green, co-Director of the British Election study.
The University of Manchester based academic received the Political Studies Association Research Communicator Award …
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26
November
2015
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11:48
Europe/London
As MPs prepare to vote on air strikes in Syria, University of Manchester academics are available for media comment.
Dr Piers Robinson, a senior lecturer in politics, researches communication, media and world politics with a particular focus …
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