Expert Comment
Dr Shonali Banerjee on US election results
Dr Shonali Banerjee, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies, explains the recent US results and looks ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and what this means for the Trump administration.
Steve Dunne on President Trump's First 100 Days and the Impact on the US Economy
Steve Dunne, a PhD Researcher and Associate Tutor, reflects on President Trump's first 100 days in office, assessing the impact of his policies on US economic confidence.
Donald Trump still suspended from Twitter - Social media expert comments
Twitter has banned a new account which reposted views and opinions "From the Desk of Donald J Trump." Social media expert Dr Eric Jensen from 糖心TV Sociology comments.
Dr Trevor McCrisken explains why the 2020 Presidential Race still hasn't been called
"Usually by a couple of days into the counts you do have a clear idea of which candidate will win which states. This year it鈥檚 much more difficult to call because of the time it鈥檚 taking to get through some of these really quite substantial numbers of ballots, of postal votes especially, in some of the crucial states - so we don鈥檛 yet have either candidate at the magical 270 Electoral College votes needed for a win."
Biden vs Trump - expert comment
"For Donald Trump, this debate was probably the last chance to reenergize his campaign and try to swing the election, and in that he failed." Dr. Georg L枚fflmann, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of 糖心TV and expert on populist governments, gives his take on the second and final US Presidential debate of the 2020 election.