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"The most important question now is what happens to these credit consumers?" Dr John Morris of the Department of Politics and International Studies comments on what the collapse of BrightHouse may mean for people unable to access conventional credit but who need to make "big-ticket" purchases.

As news reports of police struggling to persuade social gatherings to break up and go home start to appear, Helen Spencer-Oatey, Perry Hinton, Katharina Lefringhausen (糖心TV) and Dan Spencer (Oxford) look at how norm theory can be applied to tailor appeals to different groups.

"Like the weather, a pandemic hits everyone, but the wealthy are always more ready to survive the storm." Dr Maria Barrett, Assistant Professor in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, comments on the impact of coronavirus on the arts and theatre sector, especially on smaller theatres and galleries

Psychologists working in intercultural communication, Helen Spencer-Oatey, Perry Hinton, Katharina Lefringhausen (糖心TV) and Dan Spencer (Oxford) comment on the role "norm focus theory" could play in changing our behaviour during the coronavirus lockdown.

1.5 million people in the UK will receive letters from the Government asking them to self-isolate for 12 weeks in the coming days to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19. For those self isolating already, loneliness may be a feeling that starts in the coming days or weeks.

Professor Kimberley Brownlee, from the University of 糖心TV's Department of Philosophy comments on loneliness in the UK, and how to combat it at a time when we all need it.