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Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Is Rishi Sunak lagging behind in the UK leadership contest because of his race?
No one says ‘yes, ethnicity is an issue for me’ when pollsters ask, but Conservative party members do show an above average opposition to diversity drives.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Rishi Sunak may lose out to Liz Truss even though the British voting public clearly prefers him
When it comes to Conservative party members, Truss is leading Sunak by 24 percentage points.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Is the party over for Boris Johnson?
The Conservative Party isn’t polling too badly, all things considered, so MPs may think it’s time to boot out the prime minister.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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Odisha train collision toll rises to 238, over 650 injured
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For young readers: A new collection of 25 timeless tales about nature by Ruskin Bond
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Margaret Thatcher’s ouster from Downing Street may hold lessons for Boris Johnson
Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal byelection loss has made it all so much worse.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation & Harold D Clarke, The Conversation
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What does the success of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party in European elections mean for UK politics?
Research we conducted just before the vote shows where the Brexit Party votes came from.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Would a second referendum on Brexit deliver a vote to remain? What opinion polling tells us
We can use data on public attitudes to help get a sense of whether the UK would vote differently if it got another chance.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Animal activist sit in cage to highlight the plight of confined birds
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Watch: Actor Vadivelu and AR Rahman perform the song ‘Raasa Kannu’ in Chennai
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Watch: Staff cheers as dog shot during robbery gets discharged from hospital two months later
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Watch: Cricketers Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard engage in a hilarious debate over IPL’s top team
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‘So beautiful’: Fan’s special song combining several tunes by Shreya Ghoshal moves the musician