Opinion Articles
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The Shadow Cabinet
Jeremy Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet choices have proved controversial. Martin Farr traces the changeable history of the Shadow Cabinet, and assesses Corbyn's political room to maneouvre.
Read MoreSlow progress towards the vote for Saudi women
The gradual spread of representative democracy for men and women in Arabian and Gulf countries is not unusual or characteristic only of Muslim societies, according to Jad Adams who compares and contrasts Saudi Arabia and the UK's enfranchisement of men and women.
Read More‘Just a chap who messed about in the lab’: Fred Sanger and DNA sequencing
Fred Sanger won two Nobel Prizes. Dr Lara Marks argues that the freedom to think and time to experiment were vital to his groundbreaking discoveries. In today's hypercharged academic worlds, such opportunities are increasingly rare.
Read MoreOverlooked scientific innovation reaps rewards 40 years on
Dr Lara Marks recounts an overlooked scientific development that has revolutionised healthcare today. The story of monoclonal antibodies underlines the long-term value of government investment in science, she argues.
Read MoreTwo-tier system
Gender parity may been achieved in some British honours but Dr Toby Harper, of Providence College, explains how changes to the system in recent years have made it more hierarchical and unequal.
Read MoreHistorians for Britain and the ‘historical perspective’ on Europe
As debate about controversial political issues such as Europe accelerates, Dr Tom Charlton challenges historians to acknowledge the contestabilty of their interpretations – particularly when used to advocate for political ends.
Read MoreThe political art of duelling
Dr Margery Masterson, of the University of Bristol, considers lessons from the etiquette and politics of nineteenth-century duelling in light of a curious challenge to UKIP leader Nigel Farage.
Read MoreWhat will define the 2015 election?
Dr Jon Lawrence, of Cambridge University, considers the decline of election hustings and politicians’ reluctance to engage with ordinary voters in the 2015 campaign.
Read MoreTwo anniversaries: the enduring fragility of Magna Carta
In 1915 Britain was deemed too busy fighting to preserve the values enshrined in Magna Carta to celebrate its 700th anniversary. Paradoxically, argues Dr Andrew Blick, during the First World War Britain violated many of the principles associated with the landmark 1215 document. And that fragility remains today.
Read MoreHumanitarian impartiality, anti-austerity and the political turn of NGOs
In response to criticism of humanitarian NGOs’ ‘political turn’, Dr Emily Baughan argues that charities such as Oxfam and Save the Children were founded by the left, not hijacked by it.
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