By Elizabeth Peatfield, Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice, Liverpool John Moores University
In Britain, whether cannabis is treated as medicine or a crime may depend less on medical need than on the ability to pay. In 2018, the UK government changed drug policy, allowing specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicinal products.
The decision was presented as a move towards evidence-based healthcare, recognising cannabis may have therapeutic value for health…
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By Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
The government has recently introduced simpler rules on recycling in England, planning to end the confusion of different types of waste being collected in different postcodes. Scotland and Northern Ireland already operate (or are updating) their own devolved recycling laws that are equivalent to England’s simpler recycling system.
This should also mean the widespread introduction of weekly…
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By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University
A former artist turned art forger, Lori Butler (Michaela Coel) poses a deceptively simple question at the heart of Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Christophers: does it really matter who paints an artwork?
She is commissioned by the adult children of renowned painter Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) – Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning) – to “complete” the last of his unfinished works, The Christophers.
Once complete, their real intention is to sell the series of paintings for a fortune…
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By Nye Davies, Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University
May 7 will go down as the worst election in the history of Welsh Labour. More than a century of electoral dominance ended with the party sitting in opposition in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) for the first time.
Given Welsh Labour’s once-hegemonic position, the scale of the defeat is astonishing. This was not simply a loss, but a collapse. The party now holds just nine seats in the Senedd,…
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By Alex Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University
Grace Owen, Postdoctoral Research Associate (Late Medieval History), Durham University
Despite the deadliness of the disease, it was possible to recover from plague, and medieval chroniclers mention the possibility – however unlikely – of survival.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A Coalition government would cap Net Overseas Migration at the number of new homes completed, under a further installment of the opposition’s migration policy.
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By Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State
When gas prices rise, not everyone feels the pain equally. For low-income and rural Pennsylvanians, a trip to the gas station can mean choosing between a full tank and groceries. Many factors, such as crude oil costs, distribution…
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By Yasamine Salkar, Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Administration, Georgia State University
At a recent dental appointment, I was unexpectedly seen by a new provider in my longtime dentist’s practice. Early in the visit, he realized we were both Iranian American. Like me, he had been born and raised in the United States. We were both fluent English speakers and fully accustomed to navigating American medical settings.
After we briefly discussed how the war in Iran was affecting our families there, something shifted. The…
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By Michael A. Allen, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
Carla Martinez Machain, Professor of Political Science, University at Buffalo
Michael E. Flynn, Professor of Political Science, Kansas State University
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
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By Matthew Ray, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Reese Hufnagel, Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Some engineers are prioritizing ‘design for demise’ and planning satellites that are more likely to completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at the end of their lifespan.
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