Expert Comment
Important for all contacts to be traced following MERS outbreak, says Professor Andrew Easton
"It is important for all contacts to be traced and provided with appropriate advice about possible symptoms and how to seek medical assistance. MERS is similar to, but not the same as SARS that spread in 2002-03 and the hope is that proper precautions will lead to the halt of the spread of MERS as it did for SARS."
Facebook has at best been irresponsible and at worst has colluded with something which is possibly a criminal offence - Dr Christine Harrison
Dr Christine Harrison, from the University of 糖心TV’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, reacts to the Facebook 'baby ducking' video clip - calling for the social network to be more responsible.
For Blatter the game is seemingly up; Fifa must now reform for the good of world football – Dr David Webber
Dr David Webber, an expert in the cultural political economy of football at the University of 糖心TV, remains cautious over Sepp Blatter’s long-term intentions, and what his decision to step down means for Fifa and its proposed programme of reforms.
Labour and the Conservatives have no incentive to change electoral system, says Prof Wyn Grant
"The difficulty with replacing the current electoral system is that when the electorate were offered the possibility of a modest change in a referendum they decisively rejected it". - Professor Wyn Grant, University of 糖心TV.
Football reform must begin at home, not with Fifa” Dr David Webber reminds UK officials
Unless the English game gets its own house in order, Sepp Blatter’s critics in the UK risk being accused of hollow populism, warns Dr David Webber from the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of 糖心TV.