Department for Continuing Education Open Day 2014

History - Professor Angus Hawkins This session will look at the history of coalition government in British politics over the past 200 years and discuss some of the constitutional implications of the current Conservative/Liberal Democrat government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg. Professor Angus Hawkins is Director of Public and International Programmes.

Party games: coalitions in British politics

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Back to Downton Abbey? Is the rise in inequality sustainable?

History - Professor Angus Hawkins This session will look at the history of coalition government in British politics over the past 200 years and discuss some of 

Political Economy - Professor Jonathan Michie Piketty's book on Capital in the 21st Century warns that the growth of inequality in both wealth and incomes witnessed over the past 30 years is set to continue as a long-term trend, and that this is unsustainable economically, socially and politically. Is he right? And if so, what can be done to create a sustainable economy? Professor Jonathan Michie is Director of the Department for Continuing Education.