Having realised she had no hope of winning it, Theresa May postponed parliament’s so-called “meaningful” vote on her Brexit deal. The prime minister instead plans to return to Brussels to seek further concessions on the Irish backstop, pledging also to find a way to give parliament more power to ensure that the backstop arrangement is not permanent. It looked like May had no choice, but Simon Usherwood thinks she would have been better to plough ahead. For Andy Price, parliament is the key to breaking the deadlock. Neither of the two main party leaders have produced a workable idea – the elected representatives of the British people must come together to find the solution. And the European Court of Justice ruled that Article 50 can be revoked if the UK decided to cancel Brexit.
It has been nearly three years since the Anglophone crisis began in Cameroon. Recent efforts to break the impasse ended in failure. In the wake of the country being told that it can’t host the 2019 African Nations Cup, Julius A. Amin looks at the impact the conflict between Francophone and Anglophone Cameroonians is having on everyday life as well as the broader economy. And, as Jo Clarke explains,
the decision is a setback for the country in a range of other ways too.
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Andy Price, Sheffield Hallam University
We can't agree what the 'will of the people' was in 2016, but these are the representatives they elected in 2017.
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Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey
It might have looked like her only choice, but postponing the vote was the wrong move for a weak prime minister.
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Carlo Petrucci, University of Essex
The ruling offers some relief for Remainers – but don't go thinking this is the end of Brexit.
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Alex Oaten, University of Birmingham
By recruiting Tommy Robinson, UKIP does indeed appear to be lurching towards the far right.
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Julius A. Amin, University of Dayton
Ordinary people are being deeply affected by the continued violence tearing apart Cameroon.
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Jo Clarke, Sheffield Hallam University
Cameroon being stripped off hosting the Africa Cup of Nations affects its international reputation and is likely to impact the economy.
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Science + Technology
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Ben Garrod, Anglia Ruskin University
Why are humans the only animals with chins?
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Nadav Klein, University of Chicago
New research confirms that people tend to rush to judgment, in spite of believing their own decisions and those of others are carefully based on lots of evidence and data. And that can be good or bad.
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