Is the tenure of a leader becoming ‘nasty, brutish and short’?Andre Spicer, City St George's, University of London
Magistrates courts are already under huge amounts of pressure – cutting jury trials will make things worseLucy Welsh, University of Sussex
What it’s like to travel with a weak passport: ‘There’s no dignity’Isabella Qing Ye, University of Greenwich
Peter Murrell embezzled SNP donations – why do so many voters stay loyal to the party?Rob Johns, University of Southampton
They ‘showed me a lot of love’: why young men seeking belonging join gangsZoe Stephenson, University of Birmingham
Black detainees twice as likely as white detainees to be strip-searched in police custody – new studyAmal Ali, London School of Economics and Political Science
Net migration and asylum claims have fallen – here’s what the latest figures tell usBen Brindle, University of Oxford
Married at First Sight: does reality TV’s duty of care support participants – or the industry?Emily Coleman, The Open University
European countries reach new agreement on human rights – here’s what it means for the UK’s immigration debateAngus Harrison, The University of Law
Matt Brittin takes over as BBC director general – will the former Google exec’s tech world experience be right for the job?Rupert Younger, University of Oxford
Even if the UK changes prime minister, voters now expect to hear the language of populismStephen Coleman, University of Leeds
Andy Burnham’s big challenge: the route to succeeding Starmer is littered with obstaclesEric Shaw, University of Stirling
Why a new Plaid Cymru government in Cardiff may pose a fresh challenge for WestminsterAnwen Elias, Aberystwyth University and Elin Royles, Aberystwyth University
The Scottish electoral system has delivered its most disproportional result yetJohn Curtice, National Centre for Social Research
The Welsh Conservatives survived the Senedd election – now they must decide what they stand forLewis Norton, Aberystwyth University
A new voting system meant the Welsh election couldn’t have been further from a two-horse race – so why was it portrayed as one?Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University; Keighley Perkins, Cardiff University; Swansea University, and Maxwell Modell, Cardiff University
Why politicians can’t fix potholes permanentlyAli Rahman, University of Leeds and Phill Wheat, University of Leeds
Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?Charles Lees, City St George's, University of London
Ousting Keir Starmer is harder than it looks – party rules mean he can choose to keep fightingNicholas Dickinson, University of Exeter
State opening of parliament 2026: experts on plans for cost of living, EU ties, tourist tax and moreSimon Usherwood, The Open University; Alex Ford, University of Portsmouth; Joelle Grogan, University College Dublin; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Miriam Sorace, University of Reading; Paty Paliokosta, Kingston University, and Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath
Victims can’t access their court transcripts because they’re too expensive – the government says AI might be the answerBrian Thornton, University of Winchester
Cannabis: it’s medicine if you’re rich enough – a crime if you’re notElizabeth Peatfield, Liverpool John Moores University
Other countries can learn from the UK’s successful shift to fortnightly bin collectionsIan Williams, University of Southampton
Can the assisted dying bill be brought back? It’s possible – but supporters face four challengesDaniel Gover, Queen Mary University of London
Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantageRaawiyah Rifath, University of Exeter; Diego Garcia Rodriguez, University of Leicester, and Nicole Hoellerer, University of Bristol
80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentousCiara Breathnach, University College Cork
Golders Green ambulance attack: how this part of London became a home for JewsTony Kushner, University of Southampton
Christianity in the UK is flourishing in immigrant communities – but a US-style Christian nationalism is lurking elsewhereMathew Guest, Durham University
From ‘market value’ to levelling up, the manosphere is shaped by a financial mindsetRobert Lawson, Birmingham City University
Man convicted of causing his wife’s suicide – why this is a landmark moment for abuse victimsMags Lesiak, University of Cambridge
The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritariansTrang Chu, University of Oxford and Tim Morris, University of Oxford
How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new studyMags Lesiak, University of Cambridge
Politics has always been a game – but why does it now feel like we’re being cheated?Tim Beasley-Murray, UCL
What interviews with ordinary Germans living under the Nazis can teach us about our current politicsMelissa Butcher, Royal Holloway, University of London
Needlecraft: this hobby has a long history as a subversive form of protestHelen Pleasance, York St John University
How to protect your hobbies in a culture that wants to exploit themAly Bailey, University of Waterloo
Hurdles to a hobby: How climate change and ‘runfluencer’ culture impact our daily jogMadeleine Orr, University of Toronto and Caitlin Felteau-McInnis, University of Toronto
Feeling distracted? How hobbies can help you find ‘flow state’ and save your brainValerie van Mulukom, Coventry University
