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As we approach the end point of the great emotional rollercoaster that has been the Euro 2020 men’s football championship, cast your mind back to Wednesday night, in the aftermath of England’s semi-final win against Denmark, and a passage of commentary from former player Gary Neville, hailing the leadership of manager Gareth Southgate: “The standard of leaders in this country the past couple of years has been poor. Looking at that man, he’s everything a leader should be, respectful, humble, he tells the truth.”
Let’s not dwell on the implied slur against the UK prime minister. Instead let’s celebrate Southgate’s collaborative management style, which has played a massive part in the team’s success over the past couple of years. You can read the rest of our coverage of the championship here.
If football isn’t your thing, it might be that you are following the progress in this year’s reality game show Love Island, the very antithesis of socially distanced television. Reality, in this context, is a moot point – and this week a debate has raged about the amount of cosmetic surgery contestants may or may not have had done. But cosmetic surgery is a surprisingly ancient area of medicine, dating back as far as 600 BC in India, and women have long been unfairly maligned for turning to it.
The Love Island contestants might be able to sun themselves in Majorca, but for many of us this year a foreign holiday remains a distant dream. If a staycation remains your only option this summer, you might like to consider trying a few unconventional modes of travel.
This week we also rated Britain’s post-war prime ministers, weighed up Labour’s “Buy British” plan and cracked the maths behind the fractal shape of cauliflowers.
Our colleagues around the world looked into the recent boom in monster gems, considered the threat from climate change to New Zealand’s coastal properties and investigated the issues behind the assassination of Haiti’s president.
Do try to make time to listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast, which looks at why it’s so hard to hold militaries to account for war crimes. And, if you like what you hear, tune in to our collaboration with News Over Audio for some of our best narrated content. Plus to keep up with all the latest from the world of vaccines, make sure you read our weekly vaccine round-up.
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Andre Spicer, City, University of London
A democratic approach to skills, expertise and responsibility have raised England's game.
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Not so funny: a male Love Island contestant said he disliked ‘fake’ women.
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Emily Cock, Cardiff University
A woman's right to use fillers and have plastic surgery was a topic of discussion on the show after a male contestant alluded that he found women who used such enhancements 'fake'.
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Familiar assumptions about what vacations should look like are overdue a reset.
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Brendan Canavan, University of Nottingham
As the prospect of international travel becomes increasingly complicated, it's worth considering more unconventional options
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An ill-starred administration.
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Kevin Theakston, University of Leeds; Mark Gill, King's College London
But academics also had a pretty low opinion of Boris Johnson's performance as PM so far.
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Labour leader Keir Starmer: Britain first.
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Alejandro Riaño, City, University of London
The new flagship policy of the leading opposition party has been tried before, and it's not compatible with the new UK free tradde agreements.
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Etienne Farcot, University of Nottingham
Cauliflowers are unique, and now we know why.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Justin Bergman, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Plus, why sarcasm is so difficult for children to understand – and how to help them. Listen to episode 23 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Jodie Bradby, Australian National University; Nigel Marks, Curtin University
Smaller diamonds are so common that some can be purchased for cheaper than a tank of petrol. Larger diamonds are an entirely different story.
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Tom Logan, University of Canterbury
With climate change making more than 30,000 coastal properties potentially uninsurable within the next 25 years, government-led solutions should be fast-tracked.
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Tamanisha John, Florida International University
The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in his home outside Port-au-Prince ended a presidency that had plunged the already troubled nation deeper into crisis.
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