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Backstop Abandoned: What Does the Future Hold for Northern Ireland?
The future for Northern Ireland – and the Irish Backstop – appears increasingly uncertain.
- Immigration
- Brexit
- Ireland
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The Rise of the “Sexually Modern Nativists” in the Far Right
With support for populists at an all-time high, it is crucial that we understand who exactly these parties attract, and why.
- Immigration
- Progressive Politics
- Feminism & Gender
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Brexit and Nostalgia: Who are the Optimists in a Xenophobic World?
Pessimistic nostalgia is the prevailing mood among the supporters of Brexit, of Donald Trump, and of the various other xenophobic movements.
- Brexit
- Populism
- USA
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Postgraduate National tests are the Only Solution to University Degree Hyper-Inflation
A relatively new addition to the British summer calendar, joining Royal Ascot and Wimbledon, is the public revelation of another year of hyper-inflation in university degree marking.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Making the Case for Collective Voice at Work
What do employers and employees gain when they participate in mechanisms of collective voice? This question matters because work is changing.
- Work & Trade Unions
- Trade
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Heightened Immigration Rules Pave the Way for Another Windrush-style Scandal
Since 2010, Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants has brought a catalogue of human rights violations and inequalities in Britain.
- Immigration
- Brexit
- Human Rights
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How Russia's Army of Trolls Built its Disinformation Campaign
A lot of recent attention has focussed upon Russian attempts to influence the 2016 United States presidential election, but far less work has addressed their European activities.
- Media
- USA
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Tech Companies are Failing to Protect Children. Academics and Online Child Activist Groups Speak Out
We need to balance individual freedoms with the protection of individuals. But who should put those limits in place?
- Media
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A Lawyer’s Perspective on Corporate Governance Reform
How feasible are the proposals likely to be in practice?
- Trade
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Democracies Have Not Done Enough to Flush out Sexism
Democracies have not done anything like enough to ensure equal treatment becomes a reality.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
