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Editor's note
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For anyone unhappy with the prospect of an increased Conservative majority in the impending general election, tactical voting is a hot topic. But could the other parties really come together in a left-wing alliance? It’s a really long shot requiring the kind of bravery rarely seen in British politics but, for Andy Price, it’s a shot worth taking that could utterly reshape the political landscape.
The 1945 sinking of the Cap Arcona by the RAF was one of the worst disasters in maritime history. The ship was packed with survivors from a Nazi concentration camp and its destruction resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000 of them. Daniel Long reveals how the attack was a tragic consequence of the fog of war.
Science wouldn’t have got very far without telescopes, microscopes and other tools of the trade. Unfortunately, this equipment is inaccessible to most. Some groups are challenging the status quo, however, by making hardware available to scientists in developing countries, grassroots community organisations, and citizen scientists. And in doing so, they hope to change the future of science.
This article is one of the first from The Conversation’s new Interdisciplinary Editor, Josephine Lethbridge, who will be covering academic research and contemporary issues that cross disciplinary boundaries.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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The only way to break the emerging rightist hegemony.
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Andy Price, Sheffield Hallam University
It will take bravery and vision, but a deal between opposition parties is the only sensible way to respond to a changed political landscape.
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Tim Spector, King's College London
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