politics Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/politics/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Tue, 13 May 2025 23:36:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The US Electoral College: Outdated And Unfair? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-us-electoral-college-outdated-and-unfair/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-us-electoral-college-outdated-and-unfair/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:33:25 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=63380 Donald Trump's re-election brought the Electoral College back into the limelight. Is the current electoral voting process outdated and unfair?

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-us-electoral-college-outdated-and-unfair/feed/ 0 How is the RAAC crisis being managed — is it a ‘f****** good job’ at all? https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/how-is-the-raac-crisis-being-managed-is-it-a-f-good-job-at-all/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/how-is-the-raac-crisis-being-managed-is-it-a-f-good-job-at-all/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:26:09 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=48405 In the early weeks of September before the start of the new school year, the UK government announced that school buildings containing RAAC would need to close or delay opening owing to a risk of collapse. But did the Prime Minister address this at the Conservatives conference in Manchester on 4th October? No.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/how-is-the-raac-crisis-being-managed-is-it-a-f-good-job-at-all/feed/ 0 Scotland backs proposals to decriminalise drugs https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:48:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=43566 The Scottish government has backed proposals to decriminalise the personal use of drugs in Scotland.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/proposals-to-decriminalise-personal-drug-use-in-scotland/feed/ 0 Gavin Williamson resigns after bullying claims https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/gavin-williamson-resigns-after-bullying-claims/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/gavin-williamson-resigns-after-bullying-claims/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:21:04 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=33646 Gavin Williamson quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet after it was revealed that he told a senior civil servant to slit their throat while he was defence secretary.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/gavin-williamson-resigns-after-bullying-claims/feed/ 0 Conservative Leadership Contest: Rishi Sunak becomes UK’s new Prime Minister https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-contest-rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-new-prime-minister/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-contest-rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-new-prime-minister/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:08:28 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32977 Rishi Sunak has emerged as the UK’s new Prime Minister—the fifth in six years—after winning the Conservative Party’s leadership contest on Monday.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/conservative-leadership-contest-rishi-sunak-becomes-uks-new-prime-minister/feed/ 0 Truss’s Childcare Plans Branded “Simply Laughable” https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trusss-childcare-plans-branded-simply-laughable/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trusss-childcare-plans-branded-simply-laughable/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:51:53 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32691 30 hours of free child care are to be scrapped, as parents are set to be given cash instead as part of PM's new plans.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/trusss-childcare-plans-branded-simply-laughable/feed/ 0 Breaking down the Electoral Count Reform Act currently before the Senate https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:09:18 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=32027 Since July of this year, two bills have been presented before the Senate calling for the reform of the 1887 Electoral Count Act. Headed by a bipartisan group of senators, the Electoral Count Reform Act seeks to rectify the ambiguity of the existing law which has proven easy to exploit.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/breaking-down-the-electoral-count-reform-act-currently-before-the-senate/feed/ 0 Iranians protest in response to the death of Mahsa Amini https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:03:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=31655 The women-led protests flared after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police for reportedly failing to wear a hijab.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/iranians-protest-in-response-to-the-death-of-mahsa-amini/feed/ 0 Chile’s Rejection of A New Constitution https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/chiles-rejection-of-a-new-constitution/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/chiles-rejection-of-a-new-constitution/#respond Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:29:58 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30409 On September 4th, 62% of Chileans rejected the approval of the new Constitutional Draft. Clashing against the wave of the left-leaning movement rising throughout the continent of South America. This recent event has caused a sense of victory for most Chileans, and disappointment and shock for many.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/current-affairs/chiles-rejection-of-a-new-constitution/feed/ 0 The Essential Guide To Political Podcasts https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/essential-guide-to-political-podcasts/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/essential-guide-to-political-podcasts/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:40:10 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=30512 Whether you’re studying politics, or just want to understand more about what’s going on, this is an essential list of podcasts from all sides of the political spectrum to explain what is happening in the world of politics in a more manageable and entertaining way.

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