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Editor's note
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled his 2018 budget, following Theresa May’s pledge to end austerity. The plan includes money for potholes and public toilets, but was there a concrete vision for post-Brexit Britain? Experts gave us their reaction as it happened.
Angela Merkel has announced that she will not stand for re-election as chancellor of Germany in 2021 and will not stand again as leader of her party in December. This follows a bad night in regional elections in the state of Hesse and, as Dan Hough writes, an acceptance that the Merkel brand just isn’t what it was as a vote winner. So what now for her party and country?
After an intensely divisive campaign, controversial right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been elected Brazil’s new president. Heike Doering reveals how big business helped him claim the crown, while
Helder Ferreira do Vale explains Bolsonaro’s pledge to purge leftists from the country. And it’s bad news for the environment, too. As Ed Atkins explains, Bolsonaro’s election could be a disaster for the Amazon.
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Annabel Bligh
Business + Economy Editor
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Top stories
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Craig Berry, Manchester Metropolitan University; Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Jo Richardson, De Montfort University; Mandy Pierlejewski, Leeds Beckett University; Maria Goddard, University of York; Michael Kitson, Cambridge Judge Business School; Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; W David McCausland, University of Aberdeen
From the economy to education, experts from a range of areas impacted by the budget share their reactions.
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She’s down, but is she out?
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Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
German politics is experiencing a major shift. Merkel knows her time is up.
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Supporters of Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro celebrate his victory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 28, 2018.
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Heike Doering, Cardiff University; Glenn Morgan, University of Bristol; Marcus Gomes, University of Exeter
Our research shows how Brazil's business elite has influenced the course of politics in the country.
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Politics + Society
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Natalia Pinazza, University of Exeter
Bolsonaro's election victory left Brazil fragmented
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Philip Edwards, Manchester Metropolitan University
Counter-terrorism legislation has created a permanent zone of suspicion – but not for everyone.
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Sian Thomas, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Practical advice from an expert about lighting, decoration and furnishings.
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Arts + Culture
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Kristina West, University of Reading
So often used to condemn women through history, feminism is reclaiming the word 'witch' in the 21st century. Some men also want to get in on the act.
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Fabio Camilletti, University of Warwick
The story of how Mary Shelley dreamed up Frankenstein is famous. Less well-known, however, is the reading material that inspired her to write.
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Science + Technology
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Ian McLoughlin, University of Kent
There's no reason why AI systems can't speak any language – but is there a reason why it should?
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Louise Gentle, Nottingham Trent University
From naked mole rats to the immortal jellyfish – the creatures that would make Dracula shudder.
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Education
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Kate Pickett, University of York
Kids in the UK grow up with some of the highest levels of educational inequality.
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Business + Economy
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Megan Blake, University of Sheffield
UK mired by food 'deserts' and a crisis of loneliness – they should be tackled together.
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Health + Medicine
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Anita D'Urso, University of East Anglia
The fallout from childhood cancer is much wider than just the patient and their parents.
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