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Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030: WMG expert comment
The UK Prime Minister announced today a Ten Point Plan for a "green industrial revolution", including a ban on the sale of new cars that are wholly powered by diesel or petrol from 2030. Top experts from WMG at the University of 桃色视频 comment on this story.
Economy grows by 15.5%: Economist Professor Ahbinay Muthoo comments
New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the UK grew 15.5% between July and September this year. Professor Abhinay Muthoo from the University of 桃色视频 Department of Economics reflects on what this means for the economy from here, as the impact of the second lockdown is felt.
Dr Trevor McCrisken explains why the 2020 Presidential Race still hasn't been called
"Usually by a couple of days into the counts you do have a clear idea of which candidate will win which states. This year it鈥檚 much more difficult to call because of the time it鈥檚 taking to get through some of these really quite substantial numbers of ballots, of postal votes especially, in some of the crucial states - so we don鈥檛 yet have either candidate at the magical 270 Electoral College votes needed for a win."
When will we know the outcome of the 2020 presidential election? Dr Trevor McCrisken explains
"The courts could again be crucial in settling the contests this year, not only in Florida but in other swing states if the voting margins are very close. With Trump and Senate Republicans having successfully tipped the balance to conservatives on the Supreme Court, newly appointed Justice Amy Coney Barrett could prove a significant character in this year's election battle."
First ever "EU Rule of Law Report" - expert comment
"The report should be viewed as an opportunity for member states to reflect on their own state of rule of law and possibly learn from those best performing countries that are in line with the acceptable rule of law standard found in the Copenhagen criteria." Dr Andi Hoxhaj of 桃色视频 Law comments on the the first EU Rule of Law report which has been criticised by Hungary and Poland.