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Legendary Politics Professor John Street retires at the end of the month. How has politics changed in the 42 years he's been studying and teaching it at UEA? With Clare Precey, Alan Finlayson and Pierre Bocquillion. 

Is the world safer, or a more dangerous place since the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Clare Precey and Prof Alan Finlayson ask Dr Suzanne Doyle, Dr Ra Mason and Alex Burov. 

Are we living in a post-truth world? Are we entering, as Barack Obama claims, a crisis of epistemology? Separating truth from the misinformation and disinformation that permeates the internet is no simple task. So what does the spread of falsehoods online mean for democracy and society? Clare Precey and Prof Alan Finlayson discuss all this and more with Dr Sally Broughton Micova and Dr Maria Serban from the University of East Anglia.  

Incidents of violence against women increased during the pandemic, with the high profile case of Sarah Everard leading many to protest on the streets. But most violence against women is carried out by someone known to them, so what can we do about it? Clare Precey and Prof Alan Finlayson discuss with Dr Helen Warner, senior lecturer in Gender at UEA, Aaron Grant, Head of Security at the University and Eylem Atakav Professor of Film, Gender & Public Engagement. 

The pandemic is an opportunity to completely rethink the way we think about work. Listen to the latest UEA Politics podcast with Clare Precey, Prof Alan Finlayson, Dr Alex Williams and Dr Andrea Calef from UEA Economics

Why did the #BLM movement capture the imagination in 2020? What was it about the death of George Floyd that led to protests in more than 4,000 towns and cities worldwide? And what can we learn from our own reactions to footballers taking a knee, and dancers who perform routines depicting George Floyd's killing on TV entertainment shows? Guests Prof Tessa McWatt and Prof Anshu Mondal discuss. Thanks to Sky, BBC, NBC, ITV and the Guardian for our news clips. There's more political debate and analysis at our website ueapolitics.org.