european union

  • Can the UK have a breezy economic Brexit?

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    August 5, 2015 18:27
    It only takes a quick browse of the media coverage on the possible exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU), to realise that the most commonly recurring response is fear of economic disaster. These concerns are coming from UK companies, fund houses, the legal industry, and...

  • Closer political integration is the solution to global warming

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    July 6, 2015 16:00
    Climate change is a very real and imminent threat to today’s society. Only last week Sir David Attenborough met with President Barack Obama to discuss the matter, attracting over 2.5 million viewers and this year the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Earth Hour grew to its largest level...

  • The Rise of Syriza: What are the Consequences for the Left?

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    February 13, 2015 22:02
    Syriza has waltzed into power in Greece, now commanding nearly half the seats in the Greek parliament. A country fuelled on the woes of the economic and social crises of the Eurozone, it should be of no surprise that the electorate in Greece voted in a party that has...

  • EU student finance could be reduced

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    September 8, 2014 10:49
    A government consultation paper proposes that non-UK EU students need to have lived in the UK for three years in order to access loans or grants, instead of the current three year requirement. Nottingham’s student population is made up of around 28% European and international students. These proposals would...