Why the GM food labeling debate is not over

Jun 26, 2016 19:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

The U.S. Senate this week reached a compromise to require food manufacturers to label foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, a bill that would preempt state-level laws. The deal comes only one week...

Briferendum Series

Why did older voters choose Brexit? It's a matter of identity

Jun 26, 2016 19:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Just a few days before the EU referendum on June 19 and 20 we carried out an internet survey of the electorate in Britain and asked more than 2,100 people how they were planning to vote. Some 49% of respondents...

Briferendum Series

EU referendum – how the polls got it wrong again

Jun 26, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Estimating the likely outcome of the referendum on the UKs membership of the EU was always going to be a challenge for the opinion polls. In a general election they have years of experience as to what does and does not...

US Election Series

How the 2016 presidential election will shape American identity

Jun 23, 2016 18:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The 2016 American presidential election will boil down to one simple question: Who do we want to be as Americans? The language used by the leading presidential candidates reveals that both candidates want to appeal...

Briferendum Series

Q+A: Everything you need to know about referendum night

Jun 23, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Once the polls close on June 23, the real action begins in Britains big decision on whether to leave or remain in the European Union. Heres everything you need to know. When might we expect a result? If the vote is...

Briferendum Series

Briferendum Series: Bookmaker William Hill sees success for the ‘Remain’

Jun 23, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Commentary Politics

UKs largest bookmaker William Hill has published its latest offering odds at 2/9 on the UK referendum on membership in the European Union. This basically means that bookmaker is pricing 81 percent chance that theUK will...

Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government

Jun 22, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

At Spains most recent general election in December 2015, the electorate voted overwhelmingly for change yet the results produced the most fragmented parliament since 1977. No party secured a majority, and none has since...