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52. Global Health Security and Pandemics: How the UK Parliament has adapted to COVID-19
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Dr Daniel Gover (Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London) discusses COVID-19 and the challenges that it has presented for the UK Parliament. He discusses how both the House of Commons and the House of Lords have adapted to the crisis and offers his thoughts on which reformed elements may continue to be used in the future.
- Topic:
- Governance, Legislation, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
53. Global Health Security and Pandemics: The UK Government Response to COVID-19
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- n this video, Dr. Jonathan Kennedy (Queen Mary University of London) discusses the response of the UK Government to the Coronavirus pandemic and what lessons can be learned from other nations, such as China and Italy.
- Topic:
- Security, Health, Governance, Leadership, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
54. Five Things the Health Minister Should Do to Enhance the UK’s Global Health Footprint
- Author:
- Kalipso Chalkidou
- Publication Date:
- 07-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Global Development (CGD)
- Abstract:
- As Health Secretary Matt Hancock returns to his role as part of Boris Johnson’s premiership, he has an opportunity to make good on the UK’s renewed confidence and ambition by drawing on what the new prime minister calls the “best healthcare [system]” to drive improvements in health globally. The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care controls its biggest-ever official development assistance (ODA) budget, doubling between 2017 and 2018 to just under £200m, or 1.3 percent of the country’s aid allocation. This places the UK’s secretary of state for health in a unique position to truly make a difference in countries’ journeys towards universal healthcare coverage (UHC), whilst also defending (and making a case for more of) the ODA money his department has been allocated, even to development aid’s harshest critics. Here are five things he can do to make this happen, both using his own department’s ODA budget and influencing how DFID’s majority share is spent.
- Topic:
- Health, Governance, Health Care Policy, and Leadership
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
55. What is ‘Corbynomics’? The Emerging Political Economy of the British Left
- Publication Date:
- 11-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the Labour Party promising a break with a ‘neoliberal consensus’ that, his supporters argue, has dominated Britain for the past forty years. Even though Labour’s Corbynite turn demonstrated an endurance and electoral potency unanticipated by many mainstream commentators before the 2017 General Election, the agenda of a prospective Labour government remains under explored. In contrast, within the Left itself there have been urgent debates on the ideal policies of a socialist government and the best strategies to replace ‘neoliberalism’. Left-wing writers and think-tankers now discuss proposals like the ‘Preston Model’ and a ‘Green New Deal’ with increasing confidence and excitement. At this event, we will hear from some key figures in the development of the new economic thinking pursued by the Labour leadership. This panel will introduce the emerging political economic settlement, dubbed ‘Corbynomics’ by the Economist, and interrogate its ideas, strategies and prospects.
- Topic:
- Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Labour Party
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
56. Who represents London? Ethnicity, Gender, and Party in Local Government
- Publication Date:
- 10-2019
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- London's local government has served as a locus for ethnic minority political engagement for decades. The local arena was an important site for black and Asian political activity during the 1960s and 70s when much of the responsibility for tackling racism was passed to local government. When the first three black MPs entered the House of Commons in 1987, they had all served as local councillors beforehand. To this day, local office continues to be a gateway into national office for ethnic minorities. Despite this, very little is known about how representative local councillors are of London's population. A new study by Queen Mary alumna Mercy Muroki and academic Prof. Philip Cowley reports local black and Asian representation across London for the first time in over 20 years. The study shows that, despite some advances, black and Asian Londoners continue to be underrepresented in most boroughs. Black men, in particular, see the poorest levels of representation whilst Asian men see the best levels. The study also found huge disparities between representation amongst Conservative and Labour councillors.
- Topic:
- Governance, Ethnicity, Urban, Local, Political Parties, and Gender
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
57. In Conversation with Jo Swinson MP
- Publication Date:
- 01-2018
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- The Mile End Institute's ‘In Conversation’ series brings senior figures from across the political spectrum and UK media to Queen Mary University of London for in-depth discussions about British politics. The interviewer is Philip Cowley, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London and Director of the Mile End Institute. Jo Swinson is the Liberal Democrat MP for East Dunbartonshire and the party's Deputy Leader and Shadow Foreign Secretary. She has written a book, Equal Power, which will be published by Atlantic Books in early 2018.
- Topic:
- Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Opposition
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
58. In Conversation with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
- Publication Date:
- 01-2018
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- The Mile End Institute's ‘In Conversation’ series brings senior figures from across the political spectrum and UK media to Queen Mary University of London for in-depth discussions about British politics. The interviewer is Philip Cowley, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London and Director of the Mile End Institute. Jacob Rees-Mogg MP has been the Conservative MP for North East Somerset since the 2010 general election. One of the most high profile Brexiteer MPs, he is – according to the bookies – the favourite to be the next Conservative leader.
- Topic:
- Governance, Leadership, and Domestic Politics
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
59. In Conversation with Sam Gyimah
- Publication Date:
- 01-2018
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- The Mile End Institute's ‘In Conversation’ series brings senior figures from across the political spectrum and UK media to Queen Mary University of London for in-depth discussions about British politics. The interviewer is Philip Cowley, Professor of Politics at QMUL and Director of the Mile End Institute. Sam Gyimah is Conservative MP for Surrey East and the Minister for Prisons and Probation. He has wide government experience, having previously been the Minister for Childcare, the Minister for the Constitution, a Government Whip, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to former Prime Minister David Cameron.
- Topic:
- Governance, Leadership, Domestic Politics, and Conservatism
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe
60. Panel 1: EU Withdrawal Bill - Delegated Powers
- Author:
- Ruth Fox, Michael Clancy, Mark Elliott, and Lord Lisvane
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
- Abstract:
- The morning after the 2nd reading debated of the UK Government's EU (Withdrawal) Bill, the Wales Governance Centre (along with the Hansard Society and The UK in a Changing Europe) co-hosted an event in central London where MPs, academics and exerts discussed the complexities of the bill.
- Topic:
- Governance, European Union, and Legislation
- Political Geography:
- United Kingdom and Europe