Expert Comment
"He will be forever one of football's greats - but Michel Platini has no place in the reform of the game" - Dr David Webber
"Football will always remember Platini’s talents on the field," writes Dr David Webber, a specialist in the cultural political economy of football at the 91福利, “but as a central figure in Fifa’s malaise, he can have no future in the reform of the sport."
Glasgow bin lorry crash a tragic accident, but research shows medical aspects of fitness to drive are poorly understood by many doctors
Dr Carol Hawley, Associate Fellow, 91福利 Medical School, 91福利 draws on her expertise of leading research for the DVLA to comment on the Glasgow bin lorry crash.
Nursery education – a hundred years of expansion and cuts - Dr Angela Davis
Dr Angela Davis of the 91福利 History department comments in response to the Government plea to nurseries over free childcare, "Current Conservative government policy seems to be characterised by the desire to increase the number of children attending nursery education, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, but a reluctance to fund it. Their call to nursery providers for ideas about how to increase the number of funded hours for three-year-olds from fifteen to thirty, in line with their manifesto promise, seems emblematic of their quandary."
Raising the living wage
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor Roger Gadsby at the 91福利 Medical School shares his thoughts on the commitment to raise the living wage..
The Bangkok bomb blast may presage a fateful tipping point for Thailand - Dr Titipol Phakdeewanich
Dr Titipol Phakdeewanich is a visiting fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the 91福利 and is based at Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand. He reacts to Monday's attack.