By Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster
Rachel Reeves did not deliver a climate focused budget on November 26 2025. The Chancellor’s statement was framed around growth, productivity and the cost of living. Climate change and net zero were not primary headings. The word “climate” barely featured in her speech.
Yet dig into the budget document and climate was everywhere. The government announced the end of the energy company obligation (ECO), a long-standing scheme funding energy efficiency and low-carbon home upgrades.
The budget…
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By Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth
Like so many conflicts before it, the Russo-Ukraine war has forced both sides to innovate. Since they have been able to gain control of opposition air space, neither side has made wide use of traditional air assets such as fast fighter jets. which take much time and money to manufacture and so can’t be risked in active operations.
Instead, drones are now dominating the war. According to figures emerging from Ukraine, drones are causing an overwhelming…
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By Alex Dryden, PhD Candidate in Economics, SOAS, University of London
Rachel Reeves’s second budget landed in an unusual fashion. Before she delivered it, most of the key details had already been revealed accidentally by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
This meant many observers – including the financial markets – had an unprecedented preview of the chancellor’s announcement. But what are these markets that governments are so mindful of when they come up with economic policy, and why does it matter what they think…
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By Fenwick McKelvey, Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
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By Fay Bound-Alberti, Professor in Modern History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, King's College London
Twenty years after the first face transplant, the procedure still carries profound unknowns about safety, identity and what it means to live in a stranger’s face.
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By Brian J. Phillips, Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations, University of Essex
The Trump administration deems the Venezuela-based Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organisation, but there are doubts over whether it actually exists.
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By Lucy Leon, Researcher - Centre on Migration, Policy & Society, University of Oxford
The UK government is expected to soon publish its ten-year child poverty strategy, designed to tackle the root causes of poverty for children.
Poverty is an issue for families from all backgrounds. But it is often particularly acute for the children of people born outside the UK. These families may not be permitted to access benefits because of their immigration status.
Instead, they may receive help from local authorities who, research…
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By Ruth Patrick, Professor in Social Policy, University of Glasgow
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has taken decisive action in getting rid of the two-child limit – a policy that has held a totemic place in the UK for more than a decade. Since 2017, this policy has limited the means-tested support that families can receive from the state to the first two children in a household, with some specific exceptions.
But now, the two-child limit is to be scrapped from April 2026. My…
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
History tells us that any deal that doesn’t come with cast-iron security guarantees for Ukraine is not worth the paper it is written on.
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By Amnesty International
I’ve been aware of the effects of climate change since I was young. My parents used to find little notes I’d written such as “be careful with water” or “watch your waste”. It was a gradual journey, where I started taking small actions at home such as making posters for my parents, before trying to […] The post Libre: “I’ve been held in custody and prosecuted for blocking traffic” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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