Birkbeck Politics

Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck College discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 6, recorded on 30 October 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the House of Lords’ decision to block the government’s tax credit reform and David Cameron’s lego building at the Northern Futures Summit.

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Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck College discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 5, recorded on 23 October 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the House of Lords threat to veto the government’s tax credit cuts and the Bank of England’s controversial role in the Brexit debate.

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbkpolitics

Centre website: www.csbppl.com

Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck College discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 4, recorded on 16 October 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon’s balancing act over a second independence referendum.

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbkpolitics

Centre website: www.csbppl.com

Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck College discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 3, recorded on 9 October 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the secretive role of the Privy Council in British politics and what Prime Minister David Cameron didn’t say about the EU in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.

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Centre website: www.csbppl.com

Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 2, recorded on 2 October 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss Parliament's role in the Syrian crisis and Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell's speech at the Labour Party Conference.

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Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.

In episode 1, recorded on 22 September 2015, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour Leader and Robert Chote's reappointment as head of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

The Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life welcomed author and journalist Polly Toynbee to the Keynes Library on 11 November, where she appeared in conversation with Birkbeck Professorial Fellow in Politics Tony Wright.

The wide-ranging talk, which was followed by a Q&A with the audience, mixed biographical detail with political insight, covering Toynbee’s education, early work experiences and the effort behind writing two columns a week. It also addressed the challenges facing the Labour party in upcoming votes in London and Scotland, and the pitfalls for the Yes campaign in the EU referendum.

Please note, the first minute of the talk is missing due to a technical issue.

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Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

The Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life welcomed author and journalist Polly Toynbee to the Keynes Library on 11 November, where she appeared in conversation with Birkbeck Professorial Fellow in Politics Tony Wright.

The wide-ranging talk, which was followed by a Q&A with the audience, mixed biographical detail with political insight, covering Toynbee’s education, early work experiences and the effort behind writing two columns a week. It also addressed the challenges facing the Labour party in upcoming votes in London and Scotland, and the pitfalls for the Yes campaign in the EU referendum.

Please note, the first minute of the talk is missing due to a technical issue.

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Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

The unending Syrian civil war and the accompanying rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have generated a profound crisis for the peoples of the region and its neighbours. State collapse and multiple insurgencies have generated mass displacements, generalised destruction and social involution. Regional powers have played a central role in the unfolding of these events, as are increasingly Russian and American military and diplomatic forces.

In this debate, a panel of experts drawn from the Birkbeck Politics faculty will analyse and assess the origins and dynamics of the crisis. Why is ISIL so successful in its Western recruitment? How are new military and communications technologies shaping the regional conflict? Can ISIL be defeated? What are the possible solutions to the Syrian civil war? Does ISIL fragment and weaken or focus and reenergise global jihadi struggle? What explains the new sectarianism in the Middle East that ISIL is also a manifestation of? Will this crisis further entrench mistrust between Washington and Moscow, or is this an opportunity to activate collective security? These are some of the questions the panel addresses.

Panel: Ed Bacon, Matthijs van den Bos, Antoine Bousquet, Rob Singh, Barbara Zollner

Chair: Alex Colás

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/birkbeck-dept-of-politics

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Centre website: www.csbppl.com

Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/

The unending Syrian civil war and the accompanying rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have generated a profound crisis for the peoples of the region and its neighbours. State collapse and multiple insurgencies have generated mass displacements, generalised destruction and social involution. Regional powers have played a central role in the unfolding of these events, as are increasingly Russian and American military and diplomatic forces.

In this debate, a panel of experts drawn from the Birkbeck Politics faculty will analyse and assess the origins and dynamics of the crisis. Why is ISIL so successful in its Western recruitment? How are new military and communications technologies shaping the regional conflict? Can ISIL be defeated? What are the possible solutions to the Syrian civil war? Does ISIL fragment and weaken or focus and reenergise global jihadi struggle? What explains the new sectarianism in the Middle East that ISIL is also a manifestation of? Will this crisis further entrench mistrust between Washington and Moscow, or is this an opportunity to activate collective security? These are some of the questions the panel addresses.

Panel: Ed Bacon, Matthijs van den Bos, Antoine Bousquet, Rob Singh, Barbara Zollner

Chair: Alex Colás

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BirkbeckPolitics/

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/birkbeck-dept-of-politics

Twitter: www.twitter.com/bbkpolitics

Centre website: www.csbppl.com

Department website: www.bbk.ac.uk/politics/