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Editor's note
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National leaders may have been working late into the night in Brussels to come up with some kind of Brexit plan, but a new survey reveals that the British public is feeling more pessimistic than ever about the way negotiations are going. A whopping 44% even think that the UK will crash out of the EU without any deal at all and only 14% think Brexit will deliver them a higher standard of living. Bobby Duffy and Anand Menon take us through
their findings.
As Turkish authorities investigate the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Arabia continues to deny responsibility. Armida van Rij argues that if the UK is serious about holding states to account, now is the time to show it.
If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones, you probably won’t need telling that the final series is due to air sometime next year. If you aren’t, it’s a bloody, brutal epic with a cast of crafty schemers, psychopaths and heroes straight out of some medieval fantasy. And that’s exactly what it is – a fantasy. Historian Richard Marsden traces the origins of this vision of the Middle Ages back to its Renaissance origins.
The latest episode of our podcast The Anthill is out – and it’s on extremes. We’re looking at political extremes in Europe, the experience of living and working in extreme conflict situations, and the extreme weather of Australia. You can now subscribe to the podcast on Spotify for the first time. And you can still listen via The Conversation website, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top stories
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As deadline day approaches, more and more people are getting the jitters.
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Bobby Duffy, King's College London; Anand Menon, King's College London
The public is increasingly pessimistic about the way Brexit negotiations are going.
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A protest outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Istanbul about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Armida L. M. van Rij, King's College London
UK and US relations with Saudi Arabia were already under serious scrutiny – even before the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist.
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Richard Marsden, The Open University
The HBO series can tell us a lot about how we view the Medieval world.
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation; Laura Hood, The Conversation; Annabel Bligh, The Conversation; Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Madeleine De Gabriele, The Conversation
A podcast on extremes: from far-right politics, to life in conflict zones and the extreme weather of Australia.
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Politics + Society
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Catherine Armstrong, Loughborough University
Slavery still exists and it happens in plain sight.
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Nikos Skoutaris, University of East Anglia
Negotiations are at a crucial stage, yet this central question remains unanswered.
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Gayathri D Naik, SOAS, University of London
If you have to devote hours a day to collecting water, you miss out on education, a social life and other human rights.
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Bill Durodie, University of Bath
After 9/11, academic investigation seemed to seek out trauma rather than signs of resilience.
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Business + Economy
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Jens Roehrich, University of Bath; Jas Kalra, University of Bath
Project managers are the forgotten heroes of major building projects across the world.
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Brian Bolton, IMD Business School
Companies tie their flag to a social movement or political moment because they think there's money in it. But if it helps change the world a little, that's fine too.
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Environment + Energy
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Tariq Ali, Peking University; Dabo Guan, University of East Anglia; Wei Xei, Peking University
Droughts and heat waves are bad news for a key ingredient in beer.
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Zarah Pattison, University of Stirling
Invasive species lead to loss of native plants, impede river flow and cost the nearly £2 bn a year to control. So what can be done?
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Science + Technology
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Martin Archer, Queen Mary University of London
The Earth's magnetic field lines whistle after solar outbursts.
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Robert Carolina, Royal Holloway
We've no way of knowing if allegations that China implanted secret spying microchips in widely used computers are true. BUT
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Arts + Culture
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Leigh WIlson, University of Westminster
Rules for the UK's most prestigious and lucrative literary prize effectively mean it is dominated by big publishers.
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