Day 147, Year of #Mygration: Non-Citizens and Others with Dr Tendayi Bloom

This week we are sharing a series of podcasts produced by a team of academics at The Open University, which look at a different aspect of 'Citizenship' each day. In this podcast Dr Tendayi Bloom, a Lecturer in Politics & International Studies discusses talks with Emily Yossarian, Senior Manager, in the Graduate School Network, citizenship and its limits. Is citizenship a privilege for the citizens? What about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees? How does citizenship sit in the context of states’ obligations under the 1951 Geneva Convention on the right to seek asylum?

Listen to today's podcast

Contact our news team

For all out of hours enquiries, please telephone +44 (0)7901 515891

Contact details

News & articles

Two calculators adjacent to each other

Budget 2026: experts on what John Healey’s ‘breathing space’ plan means for households

It was a “breathing space” budget from Chancellor John Healey. In the absence of big surprises or bold change, Healey’s trade-off appears to be small reliefs now in exchange for “fresh hope” in the future. Here’s what our experts made of the chancellor’s first budget.