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Editor's note
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With voters and politicians determined to get their way when it comes to Brexit, electoral deals, unilateral standing aside and tactical voting seem to have become the hallmark of this election campaign so far. First, there was the Remain alliance – a cooperation between three parties, the Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru. Now there’s the Leave alliance, a Brexit Party “pact” with the Tories that Nigel Farage has forged all on his own.
It’s too early to really say what impact this “pact” might have come polling day. In one sense, Farage vowing to “take the fight to Labour” could provide a boost for the Conservatives in the seats they are trying to hold. But it could also spell trouble for the seats the Tories want to win. And time will tell whether there are any reciprocal moves by the Conservatives or any involvement from UKIP. But for now, here’s your handy explainer on
what’s going on in the latest quest for an election alliance.
You’ll also have noticed how much money Labour and the Conservatives are promising to splash – with the two main parties competing over who will spend the most. We asked a political economist for his take on all that spending and borrowing and if it really holds up to scrutiny.
You can also read about why a permanent ban on fracking is desperately needed and the latest on what’s happening in Bolivia.
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Holly Squire
Health, Society and Education Editor
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Top stories
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Paula Keaveney, Edge Hill University
"We now have a leave alliance".
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Short-sighted?
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Craig Berry, Manchester Metropolitan University
A political economist explains the background to Labour and the Conservatives' new commitment to spending and borrowing.
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Anti-fracking protesters demonstrate outside the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in Central London, November 12 2018.
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Jon Gluyas, Durham University; Magdalena Kuchler, Uppsala University
A permanent fracking ban is needed to end the farce and shift resources into carbon capture and storage.
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Angus McNelly, Queen Mary University of London
Recent events in Bolivia represent both a military coup d'état and a moment of mass protest.
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Politics + Society
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Hamid Foroughi, University of Portsmouth; Marianna Fotaki, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; Yiannis Gabriel, University of Bath
From Boris Johnson to Donald Trump, a new breed of bullshitting politicians is flourishing.
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Matt Walsh, Cardiff University
As the election campaign hots up we explore how the parties are exploiting videos on their social media accounts.
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Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University
What about the dads?
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
Both main campaigns are focusing on the enemy, not the plan, in part, because the British political system hasn't caught up with societal changes.
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Environment + Energy
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Dylan Ryan, Edinburgh Napier University
Ireland needs to stop burning peat, and wood from down under presents a surprising sustainability dilemma.
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Janet Stanley, University of Melbourne
Fire officials warn that this week's catastrophic fire conditions are "where people die". Climate change has arrived, and politicians should drop the meaningless rhetoric.
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Alex Farnsworth, University of Bristol
Scientists have reconstructed the monsoon over 145m years – and found it predates the Himalayas.
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Arts + Culture
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Emma Gilberthorpe, University of East Anglia
Critics who called the show featuring Scarlett Moffatt "racist" need to look at their own prejudices.
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Daniel Cook, University of Dundee
Published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe was one of the first novels (in the modern sense) written in English. Some 300 years later, the complicated castaway and his misadventures continue to shape culture.
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Science + Technology
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Matthew Robert Bennett, Bournemouth University
Scientists have worked out a new way to scan beneath the ground for footprints – and it's revealing traces of an ancient world.
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Health + Medicine
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Caitlin Notley, University of East Anglia
Governments around the world are banning e-cigarettes. This is very bad news for public health.
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