Budget 2021: experts react
Rishi Sunak has unveiled his second budget as UK chancellor a year into the coronavirus pandemic and during the worst economic collapse in centuries. Our panel…
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Furlough scheme: UK has to extend it, but there are serious risks
Dr Alan Shipman, senior lecturer in economics at The Open University, writes about the risk surrounding another extension of the UK furlough scheme. Finance ministers usually…
Research reveals support for Scottish reforms among legal professionals
New research published this week shows support from the legal profession in Scotland to reforming elements of the Scottish jury system. The research, from The Open…
Behind the scenes of Trump’s turbulent global presence
A look back at the incredible history of Donald Trump’s international relations is the basis for a new and richly-observed three-part documentary, co-produced by the BBC,…
Will Trump loom large over Biden’s early days?
A very different US presidential inauguration happened in Washington on Wednesday January 20th 2021, as Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. Historian…
How an obscure 1909 novella that foretold the internet can guide us through the latest lockdown
Dan Taylor, Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at The Open University writes for The Conversation about how literature can provide us with guidance about living through…
US election puts personality politics in spotlight
As the world awaits the outcome of the US election Dr Kesi Mahendran, a social and political psychologist at the OU, sheds new light on this…
Report airs fresh concern for migrants’ healthcare rights in a COVID world
A report calling for universal access to healthcare and raising the needs of migrants denied healthcare is launched today (Tuesday October 27th) co-authored by The Open…
OU relationships academic is made a Fellow
Jacqui Gabb, Professor of Sociology and Intimacy at The Open University, has been named among this year’s Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) FAcSS…
Campaign to recognise the UK’s #changemakers
The Open University has launched a social media campaign in partnership with UK Parliament Week to highlight “changemakers” past, present or predicted in society. The OU’s…
