Tag: elections
The US Midterms: A truly mixed bag
A figure hurtles across a car park on a skateboard. On another day he plays punky riffs which echo out of his garage. These...
Cyril Ramaphosa – South Africa’s Redemption?
Whilst the rest of the world has merely watched Zuma resign and be replaced with ANC favourite Ramaphosa, what news outlets, BBC, CNN and...
The 2017 German Election Results – The Majority for Merkel?
Whilst Brexit negotiations, snap General Elections and Trump’s latest blunder have been dominating British headlines in recent months, Germany’s media focus has been on...
A trip to Seoul: some thoughts on the presidential impeachment and...
Despite being in nearby Hong Kong, I wasn’t aware of much conversation about the Korean impeachment. I would have thought that with the tense...
BBC Question Time to be filmed at the University of Exeter
The next instalment of the BBC's flagship current affairs programme, Question Time, will be recorded live at the University of Exeter on Thursday 21st...
Feeling the Bern?
My first sighting of Bernie Sanders was in Safeco Field, Seattle. From the back of the stands I could make out the crown of...
Editorial: Johnny for VP
We've got down and dirty this week - aren’t we givers. After months of planning, Sexeposé is finally a reality. We ran a sexual...
Social media sways political opinion, says Uni research
Academics from the University of Exeter have revealed the results of research indicating how social media affected voters’ perceptions.
In a survey of 1,830 participants...
2015: A year in review (January – June)
Ah, the dawn of a new year. Always slightly troubling, isn’t it? Whilst we’re all suffering from Christmas hat syndrome (“is there still one...
