Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aisling Pigott, Lecturer, Dietetics, Cardiff Metropolitan University Minimally processed foods are whole foods that are altered only to make them safer or easier to prepare. GoodStudio/ Shutterstock If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably been told that cooking your own meals is the way…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Manoj Dora, Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University 1000 Words/Shutterstock This year’s drought has once again put farmers in the spotlight, with yields in some crops falling by as much as 50%. But behind the headlines of empty reservoirs and wilting fields lies…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alice Donald, Professor, Middlesex University Reform UK has laid out plans for an “emergency programme” to address illegal immigration. The party argues its plans, which include expanding immigration detention capacity from the current roughly 2,200 places to 24,000, would enable the deportation of up to 600,000…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mary-Ann Ball, Senior Lecturer, Fashion Sustainability and Marketing, Nottingham Trent University Second-hand books for sale at ReTuna, Sweden’s shopping centre dedicated to only selling preloved items. Mary-Anna Ball, CC BY-NC-ND As a fashion sustainability researcher, finding the ReTuna shopping mall in Eskilstuna was a delightful surprise.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dervla Kelly, Associate Professor, Pharmacology, University of Limerick NataschaS/Shutterstock.com Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow ageing, sparking hopes the sunshine vitamin might keep us healthier for longer, a recent study suggests. The researchers discovered that taking 2,000 IU (international…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Clodagh Harrington, Lecturer in American Politics, University College Cork “If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail. No early exits. No nothing.” This is what US president Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office in the last week in August. Ever the master…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ailsa Henderson, Head of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh One apparent constant in contemporary UK politics is Nigel Farage’s ability to mobilise a sense of grievance among those who regard themselves as English. By doing so, Farage has, on successive occasions, managed to shift…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs, The Conversation This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. A video broadcast earlier this week captured…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Clark, PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, University of Reading Who are you laughing at? Khosro/Shutterestock In a world where politics can often feel demoralising, it’s no surprise that many people are finding comfort and hope in political satire. Shows like Have I Got…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Cheshire, Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science David G40/Shutterstock For years, academic economists have argued that council tax and stamp duty are deeply flawed. Politicians from all corners, as well as various thinktanks, also seem to agree. Back in…