Prime ministers have always faced political scandals – so why can’t they weather them now?Paul Whiteley, University of Essex
Mandelson vetting: Starmer’s reluctance to engage with the details shows a lack of political leadershipStefan Stern, City St George's, University of London
There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimantsRaawiyah Rifath, University of Exeter; Alex Powell, University of Warwick, and Calogero Giametta, University of Leicester
Mandelson vetting scandal: why Whitehall is the worst of all worlds when it comes to accountabilityNathan Critch, University of Manchester and Darcy Luke, University of Edinburgh
Southport inquiry: schools are key to safeguarding, but their job is getting harderColin Diamond, University of Birmingham
The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains whyAndrew Neal, University of Edinburgh
80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentousCiara Breathnach, University College Cork
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
Christianity in the UK is flourishing in immigrant communities – but a US-style Christian nationalism is lurking elsewhereMathew Guest, Durham University
May elections: what five politics experts are looking out forJonathan Tonge, University of Liverpool; Alex Nurse, University of Liverpool; Anwen Elias, Aberystwyth University; Hannah Bunting, University of Exeter, and Murray Leith, University of the West of Scotland
Limited scrutiny of party claims in early Welsh election coverage – new analysisStephen Cushion, Cardiff University; Keighley Perkins, Cardiff University; Swansea University, and Maxwell Modell, Cardiff University
Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh electionMichael Woods, Aberystwyth University
Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?Lowri Sian Wilkie, Swansea University; Andrew H Kemp, Swansea University, and Zoe Fisher, Swansea University
Voters in Wales face Senedd election amid confusion over who holds power over whatStephen Cushion, Cardiff University and Llion Carbis, Cardiff 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 UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled – making it one of the longest waits in the worldMatilde Rosina, Brunel University of London
Why AI shouldn’t be used even to decide ‘simple’ court casesRaisul Islam Sourav, University of Galway
Golders Green ambulance attack: how this part of London became a home for JewsTony Kushner, University of Southampton
There may not be a Christian revival, but Britain’s traditional churches aren’t doomedLinda Woodhead, King's College London
It’s not just gen Z – older adults need help spotting online misinformation tooHolly Barnett, Lancaster University
BBC gets a new director general: how others have fared in the hardest job in UK mediaSimon Potter, University of Bristol
Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcasterSteven Barnett, University of Westminster
Could revisiting Asimov’s laws help us avoid AI’s ‘Chernobyl moment’?Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University
Why so many victims don’t realise they have been raped until laterAndrea Hollomotz, University of Leeds
Ireland’s Easter Rising: archives reveal hardship faced by the families of those killed in 1916Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
Will ending short prison sentences fix prison overcrowding? What an expert thinksJake Phillips, 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
Feel like you’re in a funk? Here’s what you can do to get out of it – and how you can prevent it from happening in the futureJolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
How to get control of your timeBoróka Bó, University College Dublin and Kamila Kolpashnikova, Western University
