Calum Paton is a History and Politics student at the University of Warwick. His writing focuses on American and British politics. Twitter: @Paton_Calum
The issue of a second referendum is ground well-trodden, however, the recent collapse of cross-party Brexit talks and the bad faith which continues to dominate the debate over a confirmatory vote makes it impossible not to correct the record. Firstly, I must challenge the language commonly used by Brexiteers. The ‘People’s Vote’ or ‘Confirmatory Vote’ […]
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Brexit has taken a back seat recently, with the extended deadline – until Halloween – reducing the urgency. This has seen the question of a second referendum being raised again but has also seen the idea of Brexit at all coming under increasing scrutiny. After the formation of the recent Change UK/Independent Group party and […]
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July 1973, Alexander Butterfield walked into Congress holding a loaded gun. A starter gun. The revelations made during the testimony to Congress made the knowledge of a secret White House taping system public for the first time. This revelation led to a year long legal battle to publicise the contents of the tapes, which would […]
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Announced Candidates Elizabeth Warren | Chance of victory: 6/10 Of those already declared, Elizabeth Warren is the most likely to go the distance and sit at the top of the ticket in 2020. The bankruptcy law specialist has been in Congress since 2013 and has a reputation for taking on the big banks and corporations […]
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