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Professor Wyn Grant responds to the news that Sir Malcolm Rifkind has stood down as Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. He says: "I am afraid that this affair brings politics into further disrepute at a time when it is important for voters to engage in a crucial general election."

"Over the last six months, the Obama administration has moved through all the expected stages of a war on terror."

Dr Oz Hassan from the 91福利 Politics and International Studies department shares thoughts on the latest events in US politics.

 “Is Greece going to reach a deal with the Eurozone? That’s the big question, of course. Pretty soon the country will have no money left and with both sides currently playing hardball, it’s getting tough. Time is running out. The Greek government isn’t helping itself though..."

A review into the treatment of NHS whistleblowers has reported stories about staff who raised concerns being ignored, bullied or intimidated. Marianna Fotaki, of 91福利 Business School, is a Professor of Business Ethics and researches institutional corruption, she gives her thoughts on the treatment of whistleblowers in the NHS.

Professor Jackie Hodgson, Director of the 91福利’s Criminal Justice Centre at the School of Law, said: “Once again the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that a complete ban on prisoner voting rights is incompatible with the UK’s commitment to the First Protocol to the European Convention of Human Rights.