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Editor's note
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British Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the UK yesterday by announcing a plan to hold an election on June 8. The move came out of the blue, but makes good sense for May and her party, argues Tim Bale. This is a chance to decimate the opposition and fill parliament with new Conservative MPs. It could also put the possibility of a soft Brexit back on the negotiating table, he says.
In the weeks ahead there will be claims and counter claims as Britain’s place in Europe and the wider world is debated. The Conversation will check facts, and provide informed, expert analysis every step of the way. For starters, follow our coverage for more on what this snap vote means for Labour, the economy
and Scottish independence. While, other media outlets will seek to steer and sway you in the days to come, we will strive to enlighten and
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Elsewhere meanwhile, we’ve been hearing about why anthropologists are so fascinated by the indigenous people of New Guinea and new research showing that there might not actually be a “Planet Nine”.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top story
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Sorry Jeremy, weren’t you ready?
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Tim Bale, Queen Mary University of London
By calling a national vote now, the prime minister can strengthen her own position at home and at the Brexit negotiating table.
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UK General Election Call
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Tom Quinn, University of Essex
Theresa May has clearly read up on her history before calling a vote for June 8.
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William McDougall, Glasgow Caledonian University
The war of words is underway: who will come out on top is far from clear.
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Richard Murphy, City, University of London
Theresa May has read the economic runes – and called an election while she still confidently can.
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Paula Keaveney, Edge Hill University
The prime minister knows how to use the element of surprise to her advantage.
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Eglantine Staunton, University of Leeds
Their policies on Syria, Russia, terrorism and the European Union.
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Susan Harkness, University of Bath
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Simon Chadwick, University of Salford
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Environment + Energy
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Emma Gilberthorpe, University of East Anglia
The Dani people were part of a thriving agricultural society long before Westerners 'discovered' them in the 1930s.
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Tim Lang, City, University of London
Over-consumption of food is bad for the planet and unhealthy for humans.
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Science + Technology
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Michele Bannister, Queen's University Belfast
It turns out that a common physical process called diffusion can explain the orbits of faraway minor planets – no need for a Planet Nine.
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David Wästerfors, Lund University
Video games can provide disabled people with a safe haven, if they can access it.
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Health + Medicine
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Oliver van Hecke, University of Oxford; Christopher Butler, University of Oxford
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Education
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The series did much to address the problems that crop up with portrayals of sexual crimes on television.
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What you end up remembering isn’t always what you have witnessed.
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