Thursday 1 Jan 1970
Scheduled to speak at the International Studies’ Association’s Annual Convention in Atlanta the following week, I stared at my computer screen in utter disbelief at the notification from the US...
We’ve all experienced it. Your phone rings, you pick it up, say hello and it’s someone you don’t know trying to sell you something – or a recorded message....
The government has announced its decision not to amend existing Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation by introducing fees for requests....
Students may be more at risk of crime and mental ill-health at some universities than others because of differences in the way institutions consider the safety and well-being of their...
Imported stars signed for large transfer fees and paid hugely inflated wages; high hopes of success for domestic clubs competing in international competitions; stories about massive television contracts being signed...
The shock announcement that the last printed version of the Independent will be published next month was met with real sadness. ...
We live in a world where large numbers of people are connected by just a few degrees of separation. But while having friends of friends all over the globe can...
When you think of China, animal welfare probably isn’t the first phrase that springs to mind. In a country known for its fur farms, bile bears and live animal eating,...
When Concorde entered service 40 years ago, it more than doubled the speed of air travel at a stroke. ...
The continuing fall-out from allegations of abuse made by BBC Panorama at the G4S-run Medway Secure Training Centre needs to be the beginning of a process that will lead to...
If you own a mobile phone, chances are that it isn’t made by Motorola. But it was not always this way: Motorola was once the brand most associated with the...
The new Department of Health guideline on alcohol says that there is no safe alcohol limit for pregnant women. Alcohol should simply be avoided....