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The SNP Party Conference: How can the SNP Come Back?

Independence: The SNP and the Path to a Prosperous Scotland

As part of Chamber’s ‘On the Campaign Trail’ series, we heard from parliamentary candidates across the political spectrum as they fight for their seat at the next General Election. In this article, SNP’s Seamus Logan details why the SNP is best fit for Scotland’s prosperity and expresses the biggest policy issues affecting his constituents.

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Analysing Labour's new policy on defence

Labour – The Party of Defence? 2024 General Election Pledges

As the general election hits its second full campaigning week Labour have gone on the attack over the Conservative government’s record on defence. During a campaign rally for Labour party candidates held on Monday, leader Sir Keir Starmer used the opportunity to promote a dozen of Labour’s new parliamentary candidates with military experience, as an example of how a changed party under Sir Keir is the party of defence.

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The Conservative Party's proposal to redefine sex as biological sex in the Equality Act, aiming to protect single-sex spaces, has sparked a debate on whether this move is a tactical election distraction, a bid to regain conservative voters, or a step that will lead to increased discrimination against trans individuals, with significant legal and social implications. This article explores the political motivations, responses from Labour, potential harm to trans people, and the complex legal ramifications of this controversial legislative change.

General Election and the Trans Debate: The Tories’ Push to Make Biological Sex a Protected Characteristic

The Conservative Party’s proposal to redefine sex as biological sex in the Equality Act, aiming to protect single-sex spaces, has sparked a debate on whether this move is a tactical election distraction, a bid to regain conservative voters, or a step that will lead to increased discrimination against trans individuals, with significant legal and social implications. This article explores the political motivations, responses from Labour, potential harm to trans people, and the complex legal ramifications of this controversial legislative change.

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What does the 2024 General Election mean for education?

What the 2024 General Election means for Education, Skills and Training

As the major parties look for all tools to grow the economy, address inequality and balance the post-Brexit, post-pandemic, green transition (affecting many policy areas, from immigration to online learning and upskilling), increasing attention has been paid to education. With education spanning from nursery to PhDs, Education is an important policy area where political parties are keen to pick up votes: after all, who wouldn’t want the student vote, the parent vote and the industry vote?

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