London's New Mayor Needs To Lobby For More Powers – Or Risk Being Left Behind

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By Andrew Blick, King's College London

The people of Greater London have placed their votes in the 2016 mayoral elections, and now await the results.

Whoever has won will gain command of a budget worth £17 billion to be spent mainly on fire services, transport and policing. They will also take on responsibilities for culture and the environment, addressing health inequalities, urban regeneration and development. The new mayor also has a duty to issue strategy documents covering each of these fields, as well as performing the function of London’s police commissioner.

Trump-Spoofing Card Game Is A Big Deal

TrumpIt! The "Art of the Dealer" game combines strategy and satire. Game package includes custom deck with orange Hearts and Diamonds, tokens, rules, and collectible metal box. (PRNewsFoto/ROSUSANA, LLC)

TrumpIt! puts a playful spin on political gamesmanship and turns the (card) tables on the presidential election

The wild 2016 presidential campaign has inspired a new card game that captures the colorful personality of the haystack-haired GOP nominee

Antisemitism Row: Why Animosity On The Labour Left Still Runs So Deep

The hard left has a knack for getting itself in a tight spot. Anthony Devlin/PA

By Eric Shaw, University of Stirling

Once again, old wounds in the Labour Party have been ripped open. This time, former London mayor Ken Livingstone has been suspended from the party having been accused of antisemitism. His fellow party member John Mann was filmed berating him in the street, accusing him of being a Nazi sympathiser.

This spat has once more highlighted the intense animosity between those on the right of the party and the so-called hard or radical left. Livingstone was, after all, virtually a founding member of the latter group, as were the party’s current leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and many of his closest advisers and lieutenants.

What #Brexit Would Mean For Relations Between India And The UK

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By Paul James Cardwell, University of Sheffield and Navajyoti Samanta, University of Sheffield

Much of the debate about Britain’s impending referendum on membership of the European Union so far has focused on external trade and the UK’s standing in the world. President Barack Obama intervened to say that the UK would not find new trade deals easy to conclude, even with strong allies. While relations with Canada and China have entered the discussion, little has been said about India.

This is surprising, given India’s strong links with the UK and status as the world’s fastest growing economy and world leader for inward investment.

US: Moviegoers Get Excited For New "Ghostbusters" Film With A Re-Release Of The Original Classic And Special Immersive Experiences

In anticipation of the worldwide release of Ghostbusters, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, in theaters July 15, 2016, audiences will get a chance to build their excitement for the new film by revisiting the classic 1984 movie, directed by Ivan Reitman, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, as Fathom Events brings moviegoers a nationwide limited-time re-release of the classic, and, in New York City, BBQ Films presents a special, immersive Ghostbusters experience.

Labour Antisemitism Row: There Was Nothing Zionist About Hitler’s Plans For The Jews

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By Rainer Schulze, University of Essex

When the former London mayor Ken Livingstone said in an interview that Hitler was “supporting Zionism” before he “went mad and ended up killing six million Jews”, he was quickly suspended from the Labour Party, which was already in the throes of a painful row over anti-semitism. But while Livingstone’s tone-deaf comments came at a very politically sensitive moment, the historical error at their heart is all too familiar.