Dianna Djokey is a young migrant woman living and working in Portsmouth. So much of the current election campaign is based on discussions about people like Dianna, but her story and her experiences as a [… read more ]
We asked local writers and residents to give their thoughts on voting in the General Election on 7th May. Matt Wingett was born in Portsmouth and is a local writer, currently working on a book [… read more ]
Abigail Lofthouse investigates the rise of smaller parties in recent elections, ahead of GE 2015. With the build-up to the general election, it seems politics is stretching out from the centre. People are realising there [… read more ]
Local students talk to Abigail Lofthouse about their experiences of Islamophobia as she explores the rise of anti-Muslim attitudes in the UK. Islamophobia is a growing issue in the UK. With a rise in EDL [… read more ]
Hannah McKellar-Ricketts considers the rise of UKIP and questions the scapegoating of immigrants for wider social problems in our city. Excuse me, but if immigration is such a big problem in Portsmouth, then why am I enjoying [… read more ]
Laszlo Dumitrescu Hello, people of Portsmouth, the English Riviera, my fellow Europeans. I arrive in your city from Romania to make a better life for my family. The weather was shining when we approach the [… read more ]
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