Expert Comment
How significant was the Suez Crisis? Andrew Jones asks how significant the Suez really was
The 1956 Suez Crisis is widely remembered as a critical event in post-war British history, which helped bring to an end the era of Britain as a global empire and superpower. Sixty years on, Andrew Jones, Teaching Fellow in Imperial History asks how significant Suez really was, and why it continues to resonate in British popular memory.
'Queen Victoria truly did enjoy a Victoria sponge' says Food Historian Professor Earle
Professor Rebecca Earle, published Food Historian in the History Department, investigates the sumptuous history of the Victoria sponge hot on the heels of a Victorian themed British Bake-off final.
Professor Vera Troeger comments on new figures showing the highest rate of inflation in nearly two years
Professor of Quantitative Political Economy Vera Troeger in the Economics Department comments on the news that rising prices for clothes, hotel rooms and petrol have led to the highest rate of inflation in nearly two years, official figures show. Inflation rose to 1.0% in September, up from 0.6% in August, according to the
Tesco and Unilever - what our experts say
Marmite, PG Tips tea and Pot Noodles are among dozens of brands currently unavailable on Tesco's online site due to a dispute with Unilever. Two of our experts analyse the situation.
'The Nobel Prize in Literature is what every author dreams of, a place in the pantheon internationally and eternally'
Professor David Vann teaches on the English and Creative Writing program in the English and Comparative Literary Studies Department. Published in 20 languages, David Vann’s internationally-bestselling books have won 15 prizes, including best foreign novel in France and Spain, and appeared on 75 Best Books of the Year lists in a dozen countries. He comments ahead of the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature in Sweden tomorrow.