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Painting of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII

No leave to remain

The European Union referendum debate—if you can call the circus of the last couple of months that—has not brought out the best in Britain. A vote to Leave the union, or one to Remain, might variously destroy the UK economy, lead to an influx of criminals, or cause

What should the government spend?

What should the government spend?

With the UK’s general election imminent, we, the electorate, have been treated to weeks of horse-trading between politicians on how much each party will or won’t spend on this or that if they get into power. £8bn more for the NHS here, £2.5bn extra for education there.

How fairly paid are UK academics?

How fairly paid are UK academics?

The last week has seen picket lines outside UK universities as higher education staff strike for "fair pay" in a coordinated action between three national unions. The Twitter-sphere saw a flurry of related activity [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23fairpayinHE&src=hash] as well. I am not a union member