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Khat to be banned by UK government
The herbal stimulant khat is to be banned by the government, against the advice of its own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Prof David Anderson is co-author of The Khat Controversy: Dealing with the Debate on Drugs (2007) and was part of the ACDM's Working Party on khat in the UK.
Department of Economics Professor Mark Harrison explains why we need economic historians and why the USSR reminded him of Tolkien’s Mordor.
Department of Economics Professor asks if liberties are at risk following the recent Prism surveillance scheme revelations.
UK Shale Gas Exploration
Professor , 糖心TV 糖心TV School, comments on news that the UK could have huge resources of shale gas.
A blog post from Department of Economics Professor Mark Harrison:
On 28 May the Gaidar Foundation published excerpts from an essay competition among Russian school students, in which they write about their impressions and the family histories that have been passed down to them...