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La crisis del Partido Conservador Británico ha empeorado con los desmanes de su propio líder, Boris Johnson. Parece que una de las salidas más airosas de esta crisis pasaría por destituir al primer ministro.
The Conservative Party isn’t polling too badly, all things considered, so MPs may think it’s time to boot out the prime minister.
Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
Plans by the government to regularly overturn court decisions are the perfect way to avoid accountability.
The new service’s ultra cheap deals are a step towards what the public was promised when UK trains were privatised in the 1990s.
The UK is threatening to trigger Article 16. What is the Northern Ireland protocol ‘emergency brake’?
The metaverse may change how profit is made in higher education.
You my be able to spot a committed dad from the size of his hypothalamus,
Corporate rebranding is fundamental to the spread of metacapitalism which uses increasingly sophisticated technology to shape, exploit and profit from human interaction.
Much like west Berlin in Wings of Desire or New York in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, location is one of the main characters in Edgar Wright’s new film, Last Night in Soho. The film’s blend of horror and humour…
¿Se descubre habitualmente leyendo las noticias de COVID en las redes sociales y no puede parar? No es el único.
Should the chancellor cut taxes to win votes ahead of the next election? It’s tempting but a lesson from history shows what happens when you go too far.
Do you regularly find yourself scrolling through COVID news stories on social media, and can’t tear yourself away? You’re not alone.
Just like in real life, the idea that everyone in the game has a fair shot is quickly exposed as a fallacy.
At first glance, the polls suggest the government isn’t feeling the pressure. But there’s another way to look at the situation.
Plus de 70 ans après les faits, l’Allemagne juge encore de vieux criminels nazis. La longueur exceptionnelle de ce processus s’explique par l’histoire judiciaire du pays.
Outdated and harmful ideas associated with certain south-east England accents are still pervasive, according to new research.
The ‘illiberal democracy’ model being followed in Hungary may appear all the more appealing following a very important election.
Countries are expected to commit to more ambitious targets for 2030, but how they will achieve them is still up for debate.
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Lecturer in Law, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Essex
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Lecturer, Essex Business School, University of Essex
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Professor of Sociology, University of Essex
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Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of Essex
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Assistant Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex
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Senior Research Officer in Philosophy, University of Essex
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Professor of Public Law and Socio Legal Studies, University of Essex
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Professor in Work and Organisation Studies, University of Essex
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Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Professor of Computer Game Design, University of Essex
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PhD candidate, Department of Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor, School of Law, University of Essex
