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“Misconduct in public office remains a difficult offence to prove in relation to senior executives or senior political figures, such as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor” explains public law expert.

Today, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested and is in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Here, Dr Tom Frost, Senior Law lecturer at Loughborough University and expert in public law, explains the process that will take place to seek a conviction, and the difficulties that could arise.
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Why it’s impossible for the Olympics to be politically neutral

An opinion piece authored by Gregory Krippa, Doctoral Researcher, Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University London.
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New analysis reveals 2024 General Election coverage was out of sync with voter priorities

New analysis of UK news reporting during the 2024 General Election has revealed that media coverage did not reflect with the way the public actually voted or the issues they cared about most.
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One-in-six people in the UK died in poverty last year – new report

New analysis from Loughborough has revealed that 103,000 people died in poverty last year, around one in six of all deaths.
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Loughborough expert urges focus on outcomes, not targets, in pension reform

Earlier in the week, the government announced they will bring back the Pensions Commission, as current workers face the harsh reality that they are at a greater risk of poverty in retirement than their parents.

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BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics?

An opinion piece written by Dr Nathan Ritchie, University Teacher and Researcher in Sociology at Loughborough University, and Professor Stephen Cushion, of Cardiff University, for The Conversation platform:
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UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension

An opinion piece written by Professor Sarah Mills, from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, for the Conversation platform:

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“The ‘Trump effect’ led Canadians to choose continuity over change, and technocracy over populism” – expert comments on why Canadians chose Liberal

After the Liberal party’s stunning political turnaround in the 2025 Canadian Election earlier this week, politics and international relations expert, Dr Chris Zebrowski, comments on what swayed the Canadian public towards government newcomer, Mark Carney.

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“Speak English!” Has Donald Trump weaponised English by making it the official language of the United States?

President Trump’s recent executive order, Designating English as the Official Language of the United States, declares that "it is in America’s best interest for the Federal Government to designate one - and only one – official language.”
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“Disabled people are already financially disadvantaged – health-related benefits are essential to many that receive them" - Living standards expert explains the implications of planned welfare cuts

The government has now confirmed their plans, unveiled last week (18 March), to deliver £4.8 billion in savings by making changes to the welfare system. These changes are presented as the largest reform to the country’s welfare system for a generation.
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Turkey: a favourable international climate is spurring Erdoğan’s crackdown on democracy

The Turkish judiciary has finally succeeded in sidelining Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, at the fourth attempt. On the morning of March 19, the 53-year-old posted a video on social media announcing that police had arrived at his home to arrest him on charges of corruption, aiding a terrorist organisation and organised crime.
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The Trump revolution: where it came from and where it’s going

As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, the world is preparing for the beginning of the second Trump Revolution. Trump’s second term will be very different from his first, when his powers were more limited and restrained. In 2016 he did not win a majority of the popular vote.
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Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.
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Budget 2024 is a positive step towards achieving NetZero, says Loughborough expert

Loughborough University academics have reacted to Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Budget welcoming her plans for green growth.
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300+ action plans created to help address bullying in the civil service

Loughborough researchers have created more than 300 action plans for the civil service to help them better prevent bullying at work.
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UK science secretary warns Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber threats - researcher reacts

The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, and claims national resilience suffered “catastrophically” under the previous government.

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What have we learnt from the ‘media’ election?

The 2024 General Election media campaign has been dominated by talk of taxation, the electoral process, scandal and sleaze.
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‘Standards, corruption, scandals and sleaze’ dominate in week four of the election campaign

The betting scandal and Labour’s trans rights fall out with JK Rowling saw a change in this week’s top 10 issues covered by the media.
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Real-time General Election media analysis: ‘Mansplaining’ dominates the media election

‘Mansplaining’ has dominated the Media Election so far, with male voices and opinions being front and centre in political party coverage.
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Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK’s ‘social media election’

For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok election”.
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Real-time General Election media analysis: Conservatives dominate press and TV coverage in week two of campaign – thanks to Sunak’s D-Day gaffe

Collectively the press has taken “a plague on both your houses” approach during the election campaign so far, but this week it is the Conservatives, not Labour, who have received more negative newspaper headlines.
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Election media analysis shows Starmer securing more press and TV coverage than Sunak – with Farage third

As in previous elections, it remained a two-horse race for press and broadcast coverage in the first week of the 2024 General Election, with the Conservatives and Labour dominating.
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New research highlights child poverty as critical election issue

A staggering two-thirds (66%) of new constituencies for the General Election have at least a quarter of children living in poverty, reveals a new study by Loughborough University for the End Child Poverty Coalition.

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General Election 2024: Discover what’s making the media headlines

A real time analysis of General Election media coverage by Loughborough University is lifting the lid on what press exposure the political parties, their policies and MPs are securing each week.
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People who hold populist beliefs are more likely to believe misinformation about COVID – new report

Over a fifth of Americans and Poles surveyed believed that COVID-19 vaccines can change people’s DNA.