Laurie Taylor will be talking about the militarisation of cities with the OU's very own Dr Melissa Butcher as well as Newcastle University's Professor Stephen Graham in the first episode of Thinking Allowed for 2012. He will also be discussing uniforms, status and professional boundaries in hospital settings with Stephen Timmons.
Visit the Thinking Allowed home page for information on the series and other episiodes.
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Cities under siege
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An introduction to health and social care
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