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Did the economic outlook encourage a snap election?
Money & Business

Did the economic outlook encourage a snap election?

...leadership of the Conservative Party in June 2016 she ruled out such a possibility. In her Easter message on April 16 she suggested that the country was uniting behind Brexit. Now she wants an election to resolve the issue after all. [The Conversation] But is that the real story behind this surprise announcement? Or has, as ever, economics got more to do with it? In her...
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Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...leadership from governments, or a combination of the two. It insists that both the costs and the benefits of change must be equally shared. “To be accepted, rapid change must be seen to be fair. This is especially true if and where there is any perceived sacrifice to be made for the greater good.” Secret human history One co-author, Andrew Simms of the New Weather...
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...leadership in this global endeavour. Indeed, it has been very exciting to be involved in the theory-changing ­discovery of water in Moon rocks, which had been thought to be devoid of water for almost four ­decades since the first samples were analysed in 1969. [Buzz Aldrin on the Moon] Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon Over the past decade, my team at The Open University...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...leadership of Robert FitzRoy, who had previously captained HMS Beagle on Darwin’s famous voyage. The organisation developed as part of the Ministry of Defence, with an important role to play in both world wars. Weather prediction helped the 1944 D-Day landings succeed, but equally armies have often waited for bad weather to attack, such as during the Ardennes...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...leadership and power, and still do. But it’s also to do with taught expectations about content and delivery of great presentations. Great speeches are associated with explicit links to the bigger picture; they generally rely on grand references to history, and often serve as a call to arms. In some ways, Obama’s speech followed the same pattern. But she did it...
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Who is Donald Trump?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Donald Trump?

...leadership. Treating Trump principally as a pop icon and his campaign and victory as an extended performance might sound flippant – but it’s crucial that we see this for what it is. Trump’s shocking ascent to the top job indicates that the role of the politician really has finally merged with the role of the rock star. This article was originally published on The...
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Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...leadership is a vote winner. We can also see clearly that the prime minister is willing to take a gamble. She is banking on voters appreciating her honesty and straight talking, something which is usually lacking in politicians. She set this up nicely when she called the Labour manifesto a “fantasy wish list”. And with the Conservatives still well ahead in the polls,...
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Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?

...leadership of Ruth Davidson. 2. The Conservatives had everything to gain and nothing to lose... and a lot of mysterious money Before the election the Conservatives only had one MP in Scotland, and so could only hope to improve on their previous showing. Ruth Davidson ran a very good campaign and has proven herself to be a capable and effective leader. However, as...
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