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...changed once again. In landslide victories, Donald Trump won the New York GOP primary and Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary. So what do the New York results mean for the 2016 election? Here are five key takeaways: 1. Sanders ran a poor campaign Bernie Sanders squandered a great opportunity to win New York. He entered the Empire State on a roll after winning seven...

...changes to society in order to put the opportunity to gain respect for every citizen before the interests of a tiny minority to accumulate ever more riches. At the very least at the national level it requires a government who rather than hiding behind meaningless rhetoric about ‘complex causes’ make it a political imperative to do something about inequality. For those...

...Change in Facebook likes during the campaign Table 1 shows the dramatic growth in Facebook likes for Jeremy Corbyn, up by more than 35%, and the Labour Party, up 71%, during the short campaign. This is despite a strong starting position at the beginning of the campaign. While there was growth for all the parties and leaders, it is notable that the performance of Labour...

...changes in trend. Economic models are vital diagnostic tools that improve our ability to spot emerging patterns and understand general economic tendencies. By ignoring this and allowing their own expertise to be mischaracterised as divining the future with precision, economists unwittingly contributed to contemporary cynicism about the role of experts. As one forecast...