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Editor's note
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At midnight on August 15 1947, India was divided in two by the British and Pakistan was born. Millions were killed and displaced in the turmoil that followed. In a series of articles marking the 70th anniversary of partition, Raminder Kaur spoke to the descendants of some who chose to leave to start new lives in Britain, while Deana Heath says that though India’s record on torture is shameful, so is the precedent set by British colonialists. You can read more coverage
here.
The recent spectacle of white supremacists marching with flaming torches and fighting in the streets shocked and appalled many in the US. But Donald Trump issued only the vaguest of responses – and as Todd Landman writes, that may be because he has long depended on the support of the far-right. And what to do with the Confederate statue whose removal got the extremists up in arms? James Glaser looked for a solution, and found one in post-Soviet Russia.
Google recently fired an employee for criticising its diversity measures – arguing that women and men are intrinsically different and therefore suitable for different roles at work. But is there any truth to it? Gina Rippon talks us through the latest neuroscience.
All the best.
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Gemma Ware
Society Editor
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Top story
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Saad Mohammad Al-Husainy, a student in Birmingham, marries Colette O'Neill in 1954.
Photograph courtesy of Sùna Al-Husainy
Raminder Kaur, University of Sussex
For some, the forced movement and brutalities of partition in 1947 led to new opportunities for women and migration to Britain.
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Politics + Society
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Todd Landman, University of Nottingham
Having stoked white resentment for his own benefit throughout his campaign, Trump is still emboldening it.
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James Glaser, Tufts University
A scholar of southern politics finds inspiration in an unexpected place.
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Deana Heath, University of Liverpool
There is something disconcerting about the Western move to denounce the human rights records of post-colonial states.
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Kate Pickett, University of York; Richard Wilkinson, University of York
A basic lack of fairness holds us all back.
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James Johnson, University of Leicester
In international relations, words matter – and so does the credibility of the speaker.
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Rachel Bright, Keele University
A system first deployed in South Africa in the early 20th century continues to influence the way travel is monitored today.
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Sadiq Bhanbhro, Sheffield Hallam University
A law to ban forced conversions has never been ratified.
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Environment + Energy
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Mark Brown, Royal Holloway
Exposure to neonicotinoids could lead to fewer bumblebee colonies, less pollination, and ultimately to population extinctions.
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Science + Technology
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Gina Rippon, Aston University
Modern neuroscience doesn't support the idea that intrinsic differences between men and women are fixed and unchangeable.
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Business + Economy
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Cary Cooper, University of Manchester
Do you reply to emails first thing in the morning and last thing at night? Your company should be insisting that you don't.
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Ioannis Glinavos, University of Westminster
The US wants rid of NAFTA's dispute settlement mechanism but for Canada it's a red line issue.
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Education
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Jake Anders, UCL; Catherine Dilnot, Oxford Brookes University
New research shows what subjects you study at school make a big difference to the type of university you end up attending.
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Alec Charles, University of Hull
Traditional humour is being pushed off UK screens in favour of 'edgy' comedy.
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David Anderson, Swansea University
From shy young boy to international superstar, Elvis became an unstoppable force.
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Brian Ward, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Was Elvis the 'king of cultural appropriation' or a tireless promoter of African-American music and culture?
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Health + Medicine
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Lisa Jack, University of Portsmouth
Even a fraction of a penny per egg over hundreds of thousands of eggs can mean being able to survive as a business, so the temptation to cut corners is huge.
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