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European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...manager in Martin O’Neill. Like Northern Ireland they are a team of honest, hardworking professionals with strikers Shane Long and Robbie Keane offering a bit of star quality. A word about penalties! Invariably at some point we will be subjected to the particular pain of the penalty shootout. Unfortunately, England have one of the worst records of all the nations...
Why do American parties hold conventions?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do American parties hold conventions?

...managed to negotiate that appearance. And supporting speakers are often chosen to highlight particular themes. So we can learn both from the contents and delivery of the speeches as well as from who is up there on stage. While the political establishment in each party may well know a lot about a vice-presidential nominee, the vast majority of voters will not. This matters...
How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom
History & The Arts

How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom

...Manager series, one of Sievey’s favourites. The Biz is redolent of its time. Appearances on kids TV show Saturday Superstore and BBC Radio One’s Peel sessions pave the way to stardom in the game. Sievey’s quirkiness shows in touches like an offer to take drugs: if you do, your song quality increases, but the on-screen text becomes increasingly unreadable. Once...
Does Germany need a smooth Brexit just as much as the UK?
Society, Politics & Law

Does Germany need a smooth Brexit just as much as the UK?

...manageable if its government applies appropriate fiscal policies. The big loss from leaving, however, will be political and social. Namely, losing EU treaty protection of important environmental, consumer, employment, civil and human rights. To these losses the possibility of Scottish independence should be added. The other expert invited by Die Linke, a lawyer from the...
Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...of his most loyal followers is not electoral triumph, but political and organisational transformation. In many ways, this interpretation rejects the ‘compromise’ of parliamentary socialism, feeding off, as it does, the perception of New Labour’s management of a conservative country. Originally published by the LSE Politics & Policy blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?
Society, Politics & Law

What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?

...manages to break free entirely and secure a very distinct deal. Even then, it’s likely that the General Court (part of the CJEU) will oversee that. Even Norway and the other EEA member states have to apply the court’s rules. Perhaps May is simply trying to keep a promise to pro-Brexit voters: after all, one of the Leave campaign’s more emotive arguments was that...
What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?

...management skills appear to be in disarray as factionalism and deep, painful divisions dominate internal party politics. This is all unfolding in the run-up to what is likely to be a bloody five-yearly national elective conference in December, at which the ANC will elect a new President of the party to succeed Zuma. That may or may not mark the start of a new era of...
What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?
Society, Politics & Law

What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?

...managed to meet the 5% threshold to qualify for seats in parliament. The right-wing populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), achieved a dubious milestone in post-war German history. With a vote share of 12.5%, it will be the first overtly far-right nationalist party to enter the federal parliament. The Left Party (die Linke) and the Green Party (Bündnis ‘90/die...