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Taking the right course: the possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving (2022)
Journal Article
Wells, H., Briggs, G., & Savigar-Shaw, L. (2022). Taking the right course: the possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving. Accident analysis and prevention,

There is a considerable body of literature that outlines the dangers of mobile phone use by drivers. However, there is very little research that explores the role and effectiveness of attempts to tackle this specific road user problem. Generally, nor... Read More about Taking the right course: the possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving.

Taking the right course: The possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving. (2022)
Journal Article
Wells, H., Briggs, G., & Savigar-Shaw, L. (2022). Taking the right course: The possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving. Accident analysis and prevention, 106710 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106710

There is a considerable body of literature that outlines the dangers of mobile phone use by drivers. However, there is very little research that explores the role and effectiveness of attempts to tackle this specific road user problem. Generally, nor... Read More about Taking the right course: The possibilities and challenges of offering alternatives to prosecution for drivers detected using mobile phones while driving..

Complexities of Polish migrant's citizenship attributions in the context of Brexit and the Scottish Independence Referendums (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Complexities of Polish migrant's citizenship attributions in the context of Brexit and the Scottish Independence Referendums. Scottish Affairs, 386 - 402. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2020.0330

This article focuses on the experiences of Scotland's largest foreign-born minority group, namely Poles, in the run-up to the Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014 and subsequently the UK's EU Referendum. Through exploring Polish migrant residents... Read More about Complexities of Polish migrant's citizenship attributions in the context of Brexit and the Scottish Independence Referendums.

Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2991

This article gives key reasons for the UK's tardy and confused attempts to react to the COVID-19 pandemic. It explains very poor outcomes in the UK (in terms of the spread of the virus and high mortality, already striking at the time of writing), in... Read More about Insouciance and inexperience: A deadly combination when dealing with COVID-19..

The Future of Cohesion Policy in England: Local Government Responses to Brexit and the Future of Regional Funding (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). The Future of Cohesion Policy in England: Local Government Responses to Brexit and the Future of Regional Funding. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-58-2018pp131-153

The departure of the United Kingdom (EU) from the European Union (EU), the "Brexit", raises enormous uncertainties to the English local authorities. This is the case, in particular, of the EU's regional policy, which in recent years has become an imp... Read More about The Future of Cohesion Policy in England: Local Government Responses to Brexit and the Future of Regional Funding.

Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales (2015)
Journal Article
Pemberton, S. (2015). Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1177/0263774x15610581

Since the inception of local government in the UK, there have been continuous attempts to reorganise and revise its distinctive characteristics, with successive reforms differing in their intended effects. In Wales, a further round of local governmen... Read More about Statecraft, scalecraft and local government reorganisation in Wales.