In this episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast, Anand Menon sits down with UKICE researchers Sophie Stowers and Zain Mohyuddin to discuss their recently published 'Minorities report: the attitudes of Britain’s ethnic minority population'. Research suggests that ethnic minority voters often have political and social views at variance with those held by the population as a whole, and indeed by other ethnic groups. Yet we often lack the data to examine these attitudes and how they differ. The 'Minorities report: the attitudes of Britain’s ethnic minority population' aims to set that right. It attempts to look at the diversity of political opinion, social values and economic preferences not just between Britain’s white and non-white population, but between different ethnic and religious groups. The report looks not just at voting and elections, but more broadly at questions of identity, tolerance, and experiences of race and discrimination. It covers political views and values at both the 2019 and 2024 elections, questions of identity, being ‘British’, discrimination and prejudice, and economic preferences and social values. Access a PDF copy of the report in full here: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/minorities-report-the-attitudes-of-britains-ethnic-minority-population/

On this special episode of the UK in a Changing Europe podcast, we have a live recording of Michael Gove's in-conversation event with Professor Anand Menon Anand at Bush House on 13 November 2024 as part of UKICE's 'Unlocked' series. Michael Gove has been a key player in British politics during one of its most turbulent periods. A cabinet veteran, he was chosen to be a minister by four out of five Conservative prime ministers during their 14 years in government (with the exception of Liz Truss). Alongside his long ministerial career, Gove is well-known for being a leading figure in the Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Following his decision to stand down in the 2024 election, he has recently taken up the role of Editor at The Spectator. As he transitions from politician to journalist, hear firsthand about his lengthy career in the cabinet, as well as his reflections on both Brexit and on what has been going on with British politics. You can also watch the full video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy-yK18zS-s

On this episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast, the BBC's Chief North America Political Correspondent, Gary O'Donoghue, dials in from Washington DC to discuss the recent US elections and their aftermath with UKICE Director Professor Anand Menon. What was it like covering one of the most decisive - and divisive, US elections in history? What impact will a second Trump presidency have both domestically and internationally? And just how special does Trump feel the UK-US 'special relationship' is? Listen in for all of this and more.

How do borders relate to questions of identity? What can we learn from thinking of Europe as a "made-up continent"? And what is the analytical power of maps? On this episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast, Professor Sarah Hall talks to Jonn Elledge, author of 'A History of the World in 47 Borders' and Lewis Baston, author of 'Borderlines: A History of Europe, Told from the Edges' about these questions.

What does the general election tell us about the stability of the British two-party system? Will Brexit rise again as an issue on the political agenda? And can smaller parties ever thrive in coalition governments? In the first episode of The UK in a Changing Europe podcast, Professor Anand Menon discusses these questions and much more with Dr Alan Wager, Senior Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the author of ‘Cross-Party Politics in Britain, 1945-2019’.

This week, UKICE Deputy Director Professor Paula Surridge talks to Professor Will Jennings (Associate Dean Research & Enterprise, University of Southampton) and Dr Jamie Furlong (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, University of Westminster) about their new book, 'The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales'. They discuss the concept of a ‘Blue Wall’, how place-based factors can explain unusual political characteristics and which results they think are going to capture the story of the 2024 UK general election.

On this week's special episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Anand Menon talks to UKICE Senior Fellow Professor Rob Ford and Sophie Stowers from our research team about the upcoming general election. They discuss the challenges facing a potential Labour government, the extent to which campaigns influence election outcomes, and the most interesting seats to watch.

On this week's episode of UKICE (I Tell), UKICE Senior Fellow Jill Rutter interviews Dmitry Grozoubinski, former Australian trade negotiator and diplomat and current Executive Director of the Geneva Trade Platform. They talk about Dmitry's new book, 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade... and What You Need to Know About It', his insights from having trained UK trade negotiators after Brexit and how power differences play out in trade negotiations. 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade' by Dmitry Grozoubinski is available to order from Canbury Press: https://www.canburypress.com/collections/frontpage/products/why-politicians-lie-about-trade-by-dmitry-grozoubinski-isbn-9781914487118

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, which took place on 15 May. One of the few northern MPs to retain her seat as Labour’s Red Wall crumbled in 2019, she argued that the party needed to “change or die” when she stood to be leader. She has since outlined how Britain could rethink its domestic and global agenda for the modern age in her book All In. With geopolitics increasingly affecting domestic politics, her work as Shadow Minister for International Development is helping to shape Labour’s new message. Lisa Nandy joined Professor Anand Menon to reflect on her political career, how Britain can heal the post-Brexit divisions and how a potential Labour Government would differ from the Conservatives in its approach to international development. You can watch the event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7-IRBq7ChI

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with the “doyen of British elections”, Sir John Curtice. Sir John needs little introduction to followers of British politics, as one of the UK’s best-known political scientists and the man who guides the nation through election nights for the BBC. Recently he calculated that on current polling, the Labour Party have a 99% chance of forming the next government. With the election looming, Sir John reflects on historic election shocks such as 1992, through to the changes of government in 1997 and 2010. He also offers an insight into what it is like to crunch the numbers on polling day while the nation awaits the exit poll. You can watch the event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4C4fAZMJW4

On this episode of UKICE (I Tell), Professor Sarah Hall talks to Professor Catherine Barnard (Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe & Professor of EU Law and Employment Law, University of Cambridge) and Fiona Costello (Research Associate, University of Cambridge) about their new book titled "Low-paid EU migrant workers: the house, the street, the town". They discuss the critical issues surrounding the employment, housing, welfare and health of the EU migrant population in Great Yarmouth and what these tell us about how governments should design policy for migrant communities.