Articles by Alexander Prowse
Deputy Politics Editor
Alexander has written 22 articles for Nouse
Overview: The 2011 UK Party Conferences
The annual party conferences, which were all held in the north of England this year, did not prove to be critical successes in terms of television viewership.
Banks focus on the negatives of ring fencing proposals
The publication of over 170 responses from banks, businesses and individuals to the Independent Commission on Banking report came out today, revealing general areas of consensus regarding the reforms of the troubled sector
Greek economic war remains in the balance
We all know great details of the wars occurring in Libya and the Middle East at the moment, however it seems that exposure of a war much closer to home gets only sporadic attention from the national media.
Economic gain defies environmental sense
For once the world is concerned that democracy has been served. A large majority of the people in Brazil have had their voices heard, when last week Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill that would end protection of most of the Amazon rainforest from deforestation from farmers
MP Johnson visits York
The former Labour Home Secretary Alan Johnson visited York on Friday for a talk to students, hosted by the York University Labour Club. Whilst he focused on social mobility, Johnson spoke on university tuition fees and the state of the economy
Levene victorious
David Levene continued the sweeping gains for Labour by winning in Heslington. “It’s all still sinking in really but it was a fantastic result, to have a (Council) majority of five is a fantastic achievement for Labour,” he told Nouse on the night
York students active in local politics
A large number of current students were running in the York Council elections. Many students were running to gain experience of political campaigning and representation, such as Lizzie Beardsley in the Guildhall ward
Ascending world food prices sparks inflation
The rising cost of world food prices is set to cause greater concern for worldwide inflation this year
Alarming parallels between shooting incidents
The year is less than 20 days old and the world has witnessed two political shootings in two contrasting political nations, one in the supposed pillar of free democracy in the West, and one in the depths of the conflicting East
Final Nail in Coffin for Italian Prime Minister?
The continued political crisis in Italy has escalated once again after four coalition members resigned, in an attempt to remove Silvio Berlusconi from power
Violence erupts in troubled state of Chechnya
Chechnya returned to it’s violent past last week when Islamic terrorists attacked the republic’s parliament in the capital Grozny
Cuts and strikes: Europe’s repetitive theme
The wave of protests and industrial action across Europe is expected to continue as Government spending cuts are announced
BP faces criticism from Congress
The Chief Executive of BP, Tony Hayward, last week had to withstand heated questioning over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
Leadership contest begins in earnest
Several Labour MPs have announced their candidacy for the upcoming leadership contest
Valiant Minstermen fall at the final hurdle
Alexander Prowse reports on York City’s visit to Wembley for the final of the Conference Play-offs last weekend
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