Dr Colin Alexander

Dr Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University

Dr Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University

Latest articles from Dr Colin Alexander

A handful of anti-independence supporters wave Union flags as tens of thousands of demonstrators march in support of independence through the streets of Glasgow

Opinion Colin Alexander: Scotland is not immune from the dangers of identity politics

READERS will have heard the phrase ‘identity politics’ used a lot in recent years. During 2015 and 2016, former US President Donald Trump was often described as playing a particularly aggressive and xenophobic brand of identity politics by commentators covering his campaign trail.

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has provided a blueprint of how we should celebrate Christmas – but do its morals preserve the festive status quo?

Opinion Colin Alexander: Hero or villain – did Dickens create the cruel capitalist Christmas?

A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (now known simply as A Christmas Carol) was a novella published by the great Victorian writer Charles Dickens in December 1843. It was arguably his greatest success as an author, remains his best-known work, and has been the inspiration behind modern productions like the films Scrooged (1988), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) and the television special Blackadder’s Christmas Carol (1988).

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The proliferation of conspiracy theories is under scrutiny after media conspiracist Alex Jones was ordered to pay $965 million to grieving families of the Sandy Hook mass shooting after claiming it was staged

Opinion Dr Colin Alexander: From 9/11 to Princess Diana to Alex Jones – what's behind the rise of conspiracy theorists?

THE prosecution of the ‘conspiracy theorist’ Alex Jones in the US in early October over his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was faked and the deaths of 26 children and adults never happened provides an opportunity to examine the growing attention towards conspiracy theories and the stardom of some conspiracy theorists in recent years.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses his nation

Opinion: President Zelenskyy is a hero to the world but who is the man behind the Ukrainian resistance?

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