|
When far-right politician Geert Wilders won the Dutch national elections last week, many were shocked that a man with such extreme views could be so popular among voters. But Aurelien Mondon, who studies far-right discourse, says that we shouldn’t have been.
Through his research on how extremists like Wilders become part of the mainstream, Mondon has concluded that the mainstream is itself to blame. Our tendency to call Wilders a “populist”, for example, lends him legitimacy. And our complacency about sending Nigel Farage into the ‘I’m a Celebrity’ jungle, allows him to funwash his divisive rhetoric.
The latest article in our series on deciding whether to have children considers the environmental questions at play for anyone thinking about parenthood. If this question is bothering you at the moment, we’re holding a live event in
London this week, featuring expert thinking on how to approach this life-changing decision.
And following the news that a live fly was found inside a man’s colon, this probing investigation reveals what other unexpected items have been pulled from people’s innards.
|
|
Laura Hood
Senior Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
|
|
EPA/Robin Utrecht
Aurelien Mondon, University of Bath
Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.
|
pathdoc/Shutterstock
Jasmine Fledderjohann, Lancaster University; Laura Sochas, The University of Edinburgh
Is the disastrous impact we’re having on the planet affecting our decision about having children of our own?
|
Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock
Adam Taylor, Lancaster University
An intact fly was recently found inside a man’s colon. It joins a long list of odd things found inside the human body.
|
Politics + Society
|
-
Paula Holland, Lancaster University; Calum Carson, Lancaster University; Rebecca Florisson, Lancaster University
There aren’t enough remote jobs to go around.
-
Dr Punita Chowbey, Sheffield Hallam University
The lockdown gave some men a chance to increase their control and coercion of women.
-
Richard Machin, Nottingham Trent University
Progressive welfare reform would tackle disablist policies, banning sanctions and raising benefits to reflect true costs of living.
|
|
Arts + Culture
|
-
Malcolm Cook, University of Southampton
The musical has become a singalong sensation harking back to a day when cinema was more of a communal experience.
-
Sarita Robinson, University of Central Lancashire
Doctor’s companions need to be open to new experiences, keep going in the face of adversity and be resilient.
-
Anna Walker, The Conversation
A surprising romantic comedy, a sci-fi classic turns 50, the Booker noms reviewed and more
-
Jamie Medhurst, Aberystwyth University
Set firmly within the BBC’s public service broadcasting ethos of informing, educating and entertaining, Doctor Who quickly became a mainstay of Saturday evening viewing
|
|
Business + Economy
|
-
Siobhan Morris, UCL; Ann Phoenix, UCL; Olivia Stevenson, UCL
Tackling the cost of living crisis and raising UK living standards requires a joined-up response, but the autumn statement didn’t give much indication of that.
-
Mark Middling, Northumbria University, Newcastle
The club could face another challenging season.
-
Helen Norman, University of Leeds; Jennifer Tomlinson, University of Leeds; Kate Hardy, University of Leeds
The autumn statement failed to deliver for the early years sector, which will struggle to deliver an expansion in childcare promised in the 2023 spring budget.
|
|
Environment
|
-
Derek Mitchell, University of Leeds
New research shows honeybee hive clusters are a sign of desperation, not insulation.
-
Eleftheria Lekakis, University of Sussex
Spoof advertising, rooted in environmental concerns, use humour and poetry to grab attention.
|
|
Health
|
-
Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester
Washing chicken may actually increase your risk of cross-contamination.
|
|
Science + Technology
|
-
Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, University of Bristol
The movement patterns in sperm could be explained by maths often used to describe the way chemicals interact.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
24 November 2023
•
Manchester
|
|
25 November 2023
•
Manchester
|
|
27 November 2023
•
Oxford
|
|
28 November 2023
•
London
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
