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'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic BritainCreative Commons Image RM London under CC-BY-NC licence

By Dr Mark Smith (The Open University)

29 February 2012

In light of a new Social Attitudes Survey, Mark J Smith examines why problems in the UK are being blamed on the most vulnerable    Read more : 'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - 20th Century poverty Creative Commons Image By Lara604 via Flickr under Creative Commons license

29 February 2012

20th Century poverty is the focus of this week's Thinking Allowed. Read an exclusive article from our senior lecturer in politics and international studies         Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - 20th Century poverty

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Religion occupiedCreative Commons Image By christopher a tittle via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Maria Nita Dennis-Jones (The Open University)

08 November 2011

Maria Nita Dennis-Jones reports from an 'Occupy Bath' tent on how religion and protest have interacted over the centuries.  Read more : Religion occupied

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Poverty? What poverty? Copyrighted Image Suzanne Tucker | Dreamstime.com

17 October 2011

According to former Tory MP Edwina Currie, poverty isn't prevalent in the UK. We explore perceptions of poverty with this collection of articles and free...  Read more : Poverty? What poverty?

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The poor are other people: Perceptions of poverty on TeessideMick Garratt under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Tracy Shildrick (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

12 May 2011

Research on Teesside suggests that not only do those living in poverty not feel part of the poor, but they are likely to demonise the...  Read more : The poor are other people: Perceptions of poverty on Teesside

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OU on the BBC: Justice: What's a fair start?Fibonacci Blue under CC-BY licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

22 February 2011

Is taxing the rich to help the poor the right thing to do? Michael Sandel explores the question.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Justice: What's a fair start?

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World Toilet DayJakezc | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

19 November 2010

Friday 19th November 2010 was World Toilet Day. We've compiled some resources to help raise awareness for the 2.6 billion people (nearly half of the...  Read more : World Toilet Day

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World Food DayCopyrighted Image Suzanne Tucker | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 October 2010

Saturday 16th October 2010 is World Food Day. To coincide with this year's theme - United against Hunger - we have selected some resources which...  Read more : World Food Day

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Totnes: taking change into their own hands Featuring: video, The Open University

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

04 October 2010

Totnes is a small town in South Devon with a population of 15,000 people. They have pledged to become oil-free by 2030 making them the...  Read more : Totnes: taking change into their own hands

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David Beavis' storyMediagfx | Dreamstime.com

By Creative Climate community (Guest)

01 April 2010

Explore the personal side of climate change with David Beavis' diary entry.  Read more : David Beavis' story

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