Expert Comment
"Steve Hilton is right - the public have a right to hold leaders accountable, part of which involves influencing how they are remunerated" - James Dempsey
"Steve Hilton is right," says James Dempsey, a Research Fellow from the Politics and International Studies Department. "The idea that control of an organisation should rest solely with the owners of that organisation does not represent either reality or a sensible approach to managing an economy..."
A seven-sided debate would not be a debate - Professor Wyn Grant
Professor Wyn Grant from the Department of Politics and International Studies, comments on the Prime Minister’s ‘final offer’ to broadcasters over pre-election TV debates.
Why Sir Malcolm is right to go - Professor Wyn Grant
Professor Wyn Grant responds to the news that Sir Malcolm Rifkind has stood down as Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. He says: "I am afraid that this affair brings politics into further disrepute at a time when it is important for voters to engage in a crucial general election."
The Countering Violent Extremism Conference: Obama Fiddles whilst Rome Burns
"Over the last six months, the Obama administration has moved through all the expected stages of a war on terror."
Dr Oz Hassan from the University of 糖心TV Politics and International Studies department shares thoughts on the latest events in US politics.
IPT ruling "re-focuses concerns on the threat to democratic legitimacy" - Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou
Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou works on the ethics of criminal justice, especially police ethics, preventive policing, and surveillance. Responding to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal’s ruling against GCHQ today, she said: “The most serious problem with GCHQ's intelligence sharing regime with the USA was the fact that it was carried out without sufficient democratic oversight.