'It is not tenable for the government to argue for stricter criteria and more assessment.'
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It's well understood that plurality voting systems like the UK’s “first-past-the-post” system (FPTP), perform comparatively badly in terms of proportionality.

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While the appeal of conscription as a tool for providing states with military manpower has waxed and waned many times over the centuries, the current European security situation and the war in Ukraine has shown that it is not likely to disappear.

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Considering human milk feeds most of the world’s population for the first six months of their life, it is a surprisingly understudied area.
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Nasa's Perseverance rover is exploring what could be an ancient shoreline on Mars. It's a promising place to find evidence of fossil life.

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This decision can only be understood in the context of post-war socio-political developments in Germany, where anti-nuclearism predated the public climate discourse.

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'Under international law, the government is bound to follow an order of the European Court of Human Rights. It would be unlawful for a person to be sent to Rwanda in violation of an order of the European court.'

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As England navigates the complexities of post-Brexit agricultural policy, the balance between environmental goals and the preservation of traditional farming practices remains precarious.

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'When it becomes law, this bill would direct courts to ignore this evidence in future cases and declare Rwanda safe regardless.'

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Labour’s wish not to spook the markets is understandable.

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The global plastics treaty focuses on ending plastic pollution, not eliminating the use of plastics.

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In the centenary of Italian opposition leader Giacomo Matteotti's murder, scholars and archivists are collaborating to shed new light on why he was killed – with the help of secret documents locked away in LSE Library.
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'In summary, Vulture Capitalism feels like a timely account of the failure of neoliberalism to deliver on its promises.'

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Three clinical trials have shown atogepant to be safe and effective for people with episodic or chronic migraines.

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Psittacosis is usually mild but can be a severe infection, especially in vulnerable people such as the elderly or those with weak immune systems.

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'The real divide is political, but not party political. Discontent cuts across party lines, but relates more closely to low trust in Welsh politics and also, to some extent, to devolution-sceptic attitudes.'

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Chewing gum has been linked to weight loss in the press but what does the research really say?

Expert unpicks the science.
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Have a boring job?

Turning it into a video game sounds could make you work harder ... but under increased scrutiny.

Experts explain what gamification at work means.

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Archaeologists are realising that Stonehenge was built to be aligned to the Moon as well as the Sun.

Experts explain.

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Do whales sneeze?

That's what Gus wanted to know and he got to ask whale scientist @vanessapirotta in our first ever episode of The Conversation's Curious Kids podcast!

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