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Third Parties – is it worth voting for them?

by Abigel Lancaster

April 12, 2024 19:21

Hope Gallagher In recent months there has been a greater focus around third parties, or minority parties. A third party is simply one which does not belong to either of the main two. These parties can vary significantly in terms of ideology, representation and in some ways in how...
The Rising Popularity of The Green Party: The party to watch out for in the next general election.

by Evie Crossland

November 5, 2023 17:53

Emma Burnett With the Green party making record gains in the 4th May 2023 Local elections, gaining 481 seats, the party has won its highest proportion of seats in over twenty years. Emma Burnett examines the new policies the Green party has introduced, and what this could mean for its...
Announcement Of The Shift To Mostly Electric Cars By 2030 By The Government – A Hugely Positive Step Forward Or Minimal Concessions Which Won’t Have Enough Impact?

by Niamh Robinson

December 15, 2020 19:19

The government have released a ten-point policy plan this month which has outlined how the UK is to become carbon-zero by 2050. A key feature of this ‘Green Industrial Revolution’, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called it, is the pledge to ban the sale of petrol cars by...
Nottingham’s General Election Candidates

by Mia Haffety

December 12, 2019 11:16

News reporter Simeon Lee reports on the candidates standing in seats that Nottingham students reside in. If you are registered to vote in Nottingham but are unsure of which constituency you live in, simply visit this website and enter your Nottingham postcode: https://members.parliament.uk/constituencies/. Broxtowe Anna Soubry, The Independent Group...
The End of Fracking in the UK

by Mia Haffety

November 7, 2019 18:51

Last week, the government suspended fracking operations in the UK indefinitely. This being the second time in ten years marks a possible dead-end for the many companies that have sought to cash in on the fossil-fuel technique over the past decade. Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced the halt after...
“Making sure everyone is able to live in a fair society”: The Greens Interview

by Connor Higgs

May 22, 2017 15:12

In the lead-up to the General Election 2017, Impact Magazine sat down with representatives from the four political societies at the University of Nottingham: The Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Greens. From The Green Party, we spoke to Tiago Costa, President of the Young Greens. What is the Green...
Impact Climate Monthly: Temperatures Rise

by Luke Norman

March 23, 2016 11:27

As part of a monthly online feature, Impact investigates the latest news, projects and discoveries in the battle against climate change A month on from the optimism of CoP 21 sees reality crashing down. What has become clear in the ever more curious race for the white house, is that...