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Editor's note
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As the first leadership debate of 2019 unfolded on ITV last night, the Conservative Party was busted for posing as a ‘fact checking service’ on Twitter. Yes, one of the parties standing for government had been pretending to be offering an impartial assessment of its opposition’s policies.
It’s another reminder of how much misinformation is swirling in this campaign. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn both accused the other of misleading the public on multiple important issues last night and at times it felt as though we became less informed as the minutes passed rather than better equipped to make a decision about the promises on offer.
We wanted to try something a little different for this debate precisely because of the unique atmosphere of this election. Time is short, patience is frayed and each side is accusing the other of completely unrealistic promises. Conversation authors are in their element at times like this and have been providing evidence-based assessments of elections pledges since the moment this campaign began.
We’ve gathered together some essential reading for anyone trying to decide who was telling the truth in the debate – from a genuinely informed perspective.
We’ve also got a report from Hong Kong, where relations between moderate and radical protestors are becoming strained.
And thanks to those of you who are helping us make this newsletter better. If you too want to be involved, you can do so here.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top stories
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Jonathan Hordle /ITV
Laura Hood, The Conversation
Conversation academic experts get behind the soundbites and campaign claims.
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Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Lund University
Privacy and fact-checking are still big issues but risks from bots and foreign influence have been overblown.
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Preparing for a clash with police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Charles Fung, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Chun-wing Lee, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
How the protest movement in Hong Kong moved onto university campuses – by two researchers who have witnessed the unfolding events.
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Politics + Society
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Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham
After years on the fence, Labour now has a position on the biggest topic of the day.
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Matt Walsh, Cardiff University
A close look at the way the parties are using video in the campaign can tell you a lot about their approach.
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Lisa Zanotti, Diego Portales University; José Rama, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Spain's proposed coalition could succeed, even without a majority in parliament.
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David Geiringer, Queen Mary University of London
The ban on the pill led to much sorrow and frustration, but determined couples found imaginative ways to cope and work around it.
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Business + Economy
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Tony Dobbins, University of Birmingham
The UK has benefited from EU labour protections, which will be vulnerable to the Conservative party's deregulation agenda.
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Aimee Ambrose, Sheffield Hallam University
The most vulnerable people bear the brunt of an ineffective energy system that prioritises profit over the consumer.
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Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Queen Mary University of London
A toxic mix of ugly politics and structural economic problems is threatening to tip debt over the edge.
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Environment + Energy
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Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester; Purva Dewoolkar, University of Manchester; Youcao Ren, University of Manchester
In the rush to become 'open defecation free', cities are taking quick fixes that are making matters worse.
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Andrew J Tanentzap, University of Cambridge
Lakes are the final resting place for many of the Earth's plants – and these organic graveyards are about to get a whole lot busier.
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Health + Medicine
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James Brown, Aston University
Talk of a 'breakthrough' in NAD+ anti-ageing supplements may be premature.
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Fay Bound Alberti, University of York
More attention needs to be paid to loneliness’s complex history.
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Arts + Culture
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Shirley Ann Brown, York University, Canada
The 950-year-old Bayeux Tapestry is as much an object of fascination for its mysterious origins and formidable craft as it is for the nationalist debates it continues to inspire.
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Science + Technology
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
Although research can provide us with useful evidence to help inform our decisions, underfunded research areas still mean that women are being left in the dark.
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