Where Is The Next TV Smash Hit Coming From?

There is no doubt that many people all across the world are waiting eagerly to see where the next TV smash hit will come from. Viewers are now desperate to find great new shows from the start, allowing them to say that they backed the big shows from the seconds that they dropped. TV companies are keen to find these shows so that they can share them with their audience and the amount of people involved in TV are all looking to get on board with what is hip, in fear of being left behind.

UK: #Brexit Campaign Is Doomed – If Bookmakers Are Right Again

Backed the wrong horse? EPA

By David Bell, University of Stirling

As we edge closer to the EU referendum on June 23, the latest opinion polls put the Remain and Leave campaigns either neck and neck or at least close together.

But the reputation of opinion polls has plummeted following their abject failure to predict the winner of last year’s general election. According to a recent independent review by Professor Patrick Sturgis of the University of Southampton, inadequate sampling procedures led to biased estimates of party support.

Holy Land Principles Under Vicious And Violent Attacks

Fr. Sean Mc Manus 

"I will not be deterred by cyberbullies," says Catholic priest

 A Catholic priest has vowed not to be intimidated or scared into quitting his work on fair employment.

The Commonwealth Is Not An Alternative To The EU For Britain

Rose tinted. Eric Fischer, CC BY-SA

By Andrew Dilley, University of Aberdeen

A key question in the debate about Britain’s future in Europe concerns the alternative global economic connections available to the UK. The North American Free Trade Agreement, the European Free Trade Association and free-wheeling bilateralism all have their advocates. Yet one other alternative carries particular emotional resonance: the Commonwealth.

For some Brexiters the Commonwealth is the perfect global trading network for the 21st century. At times this position carries a hint of nostalgia. In the leaders’ debate before the 2015 general election UKIP leader Nigel Farage described leaving the EU as a chance to reconnect with the rest of the world, “starting with our friends in the Commonwealth”. Yet is there in fact such an alternative?

UK: What Has The EU Ever Done For Us?

Just what are the fruits of the union? gemstock/Shutterstock

By Simon Sweeney, University of York

Think labour protection, enhanced social welfare, smoke-free workplaces, equal pay legislation, holiday entitlement, and the right not to work more than a 48-hour week without overtime.