By Hannah Bunting, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-director of The Elections Centre, University of Exeter
After being named leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham has officially become prime minister of the UK. That many people considered this day an inevitability doesn’t make it any less momentous.
Six years ago, Starmer inherited a Labour party that had failed to win four general elections and was battling a tarnished reputation. In the month he took over as leader, Labour were polling at 29%, 22 points behind…
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By Matthew Benwell, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University
The question of sovereignty is likely to surface regularly between the UK and Argentina, particularly if oil exploitation proceeds as planned.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Israeli embassy has made an extraordinary intervention in Australian domestic politics, criticising aspects of the draft party platform on the Israel-Gaza conflict that goes to Labor’s national conference in Adelaide this week.
In a long statement issued Monday, the embassy said several of its elements “risk placing responsibility for the conflict on one party while giving insufficient attention to the decisions, conduct and continuing obligations of the Palestinian leadership and terrorist organisations such as Hamas”.
The intervention is likely to stir anger in sections…
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By Ian Harvey, Senior Fellow and Head of the Institute of Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
Walk along Manchester’s Oxford Road on a weekday morning and it is difficult not to notice the northern English city’s confidence.
Home to two universities, major NHS hospitals and world-leading research institutions, the Oxford Road Corridor is underpinned by a partnership that brings together universities, public services, businesses and local government around a shared vision for place.
The northern English city of Manchester has played a critical role in the development of…
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By Haojin Zhou, Doctoral Researcher in Sport Policy and Governance, Loughborough University
Borja García, Reader in Sport Policy and Governance, Loughborough University
Mathew Dowling, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Loughborough University
As President Donald Trump presented the World Cup trophy to Spain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the man in charge of world football’s governing body, Fifa, seemed untouched by the competition’s controversies.
In a break with protocol, the final was staged with a glitzy Super Bowl-style half-time show – at 27 minutes and 22 seconds,…
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By Shweta Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky
Colorado is one of a handful of states with a review board for drug prices and one of only four with a board empowered to set upper limits on what state agencies, insurers and other purchasers may pay or be reimbursed for certain high-cost drugs dispensed to patients in the state.
In fall 2025, the Colorado board capped Enbrel, an immunosuppressant drug made by Amgen used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other autoimmune…
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By Ken Paulson, Director of the Free Speech Center, Middle Tennessee State University
Despite the steady decline in daily newspaper editorials, a longtime editor suggests ways for news organizations to restore the spirit of editorials that can hold public officials accountable.
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By Jacques Hymans, Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California
A professor of international relations counted the sitting leaders on over 1,000 of the world’s banknotes and coins; almost every one of them is a king or a queen.
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By Mike Shriberg, Professor of Practice & Engagement, School for Environment & Sustainability; Director of the University of Michigan Water Center, University of Michigan
An analysis of one major effort shows how to get Democrats and Republicans to agree to spend billions of dollars on a decades-long environmental restoration project.
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By Shreya Kapila, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Penn State
History has shown that when manufacturers skimp on sterile filtration of drugs, the consequences can amount to the loss of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars.
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