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It can be tempting, can’t it, when a restaurant bill is taking a long time to arrive, to just walk out the door without paying? But I can’t imagine having the nerve to follow through on that impulse. Perhaps that’s why the story of a serial dine and dash married couple who racked up over £1,000 in unpaid bills so delighted people this month.
Psychologist Geoff Beattie has given us his fascinating insights into why people do it. The story of the couple who made the news for their brazen dine and dash streak is a cautionary tale though: they were sentenced to prison for their repeat offending.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Stamer went head to head in their first televised election debate last night. As well as analysis of how the debate played out, we’ve published a look at the facts behind many of the claims made, drawing on the expertise of a swathe of our academic authors working on tax, immigration, NHS waiting times and more.
Meanwhile, as the UK’s election campaign gets going, India’s – the biggest in the world – has come to a close. And things didn’t go quite to plan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Jenna Hutber
Commissioning Editor, Science
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Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University
It may be about repairing your self-image or playing twisted mind-games.
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Laura Hood, The Conversation; Avery Anapol, The Conversation
Sunak and Starmer clashed over the cost of living, immigration and the NHS. The Conversation’s expert analysis puts their claims into context.
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Thankom Arun, University of Essex
Narendra Modi and his BJP have some introspection to do after poorer election results than they had expected.
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Politics + Society
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Mark Garnett, Lancaster University
The day’s agenda was already set by Nigel Farage, hours before the two party leaders stepped on stage.
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Francesco Rigoli, City, University of London
Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
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Louise Thompson, University of Manchester
The Tories have 346 seats and could lose more than half of those. Labour is aiming for huge gains, the SNP is fighting for relevance – and the Lib Dems are hoping to become the third party again.
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Erica Consterdine, Lancaster University
The 2010 general election put immigration front and centre of the political landscape for the next 14 years.
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Natalia Letki, University of Warsaw; Dawid Walentek, Ghent University; Peter Thisted Dinesen, University of Copenhagen; Ulf Liebe, University of Warwick
European citizens have remarkably similar preferences on asylum policy, including being strongly in favour of asylum seekers being allowed to work.
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Business + Economy
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Alan Shipman, The Open University
Both the Conservatives and Labour have promised not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT should they win the election – but most voters don’t believe them.
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Christina Philippou, University of Portsmouth
Inter Milan become the latest elite European football club to be taken over by a US investor.
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Arts + Culture
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David Gurnham, University of Southampton
Josef K. has no idea what he has been charged for and his nightmarish quest to find out why remains as powerful as ever.
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Bethany Layne, De Montfort University; Ankhi Mukherjee, University of Oxford; Atef Alshaer, University of Westminster; Fiona Woollard, University of Southampton; Orlaith Darling, Trinity College Dublin; Sally O'Reilly, The Open University
From stories of Irish mothers to Shakespearean actors in the West Bank, this year’s shortlist is as varied as ever.
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Health
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Albert Leung, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Some teeth-whitening kits had 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide.
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Anthony Montgomery, Northumbria University, Newcastle
When many are struggling to makes ends meet, the idea that multi-millionaire sportsmen are too busy to spend their wealth seems hard to swallow – but it shows that reward doesn’t protect wellbeing
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Christel Nielsen, Lund University
Tattoos are extremely popular, but we still don’t know what the long-term risks are.
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Environment
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Michael Hardman, University of Salford; David Adams, University of Birmingham; Peter Larkham, Birmingham City University
Access to nature is provenly beneficial. Yet the UK’s urban green spaces are poorly funded and are vulnerable to local government budget cuts.
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David Gelsthorpe, University of Manchester
Rewilding is about finding ways to let nature thrive and regenerate. Around the world, cities and community projects are doing just that.
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Philip Riris, Bournemouth University; José R. Oliver, UCL; Natalia Lozada Mendieta, Universidad de los Andes
Archaeologists have amassed a huge database of giant engravings in South America.
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World
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Afshin Shahi, Keele University
Moderates are likely to be shut out of the race for the presidency, now seen as a stepping stone to Iran’s top job.
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