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Why did the French government fall and what happens next?

Simon Toubeau, University of Nottingham France’s shortest-lived government has fallen in a vote of no confidence triggered by a dispute over now-departing prime minister Michel Barnier’s budget. The vote was led by the leftwing populists La France Insoumise and was supported by vote from the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) in an act that

Maths degrees are becoming less accessible – and this is a problem for business, government and innovation

ph. Ground Picture/Shutterstock Neil Saunders, City, University of London There’s a strange trend in mathematics education in England. Maths is the most popular subject at A-level since overtaking English in 2014. It’s taken by around 85,000 and 90,000 students a year. But many universities – particularly lower-tariff institutions, which accept students with lower