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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London
Society, Politics & Law

Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London

Alan Shipman explains why the New York rent control model can't be easily copied by cities in the UK...[New York housing price cartoon, society matters] Unaffordable rents have put New York City’s fabled diversity and creativity at risk. They have forced artists, small businesses and lower-income households out of the central areas, leaving them a monocultural...
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Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

Across the late 18th and 19th centuries, the public embraced the magic of the panorama - a clamour which owed a lot to the popularity of hot air ballooning...Until the late eighteenth century, the predominant mode of landscape representation was the bird’s-eye view. This type of image offered the onlooker a high viewpoint outside the subject depicted within the frame...
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Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette
Society, Politics & Law

Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette

...style stimulus – running a deficit to spur growth, and so raising national debt – has historically been easier for Conservative than Labour governments in the UK, and for Republican than Democratic presidencies in the US. This is because conservatives normally push for lower taxes, based on the belief that tax reductions will actually close a budget deficit by...
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Has Jeremy Corbyn changed Prime Ministers Questions for the better?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn changed Prime Ministers Questions for the better?

...style of PMQs? Or would we see more blood on the carpet – specifically the blood of a mild-mannered 66-year-old from north London? [The Houses of Parliament] Is a new light being shed on politics at Westminster? In the event, Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected leader of the opposition, put in a respectable performance, albeit without really forcing the prime minister out...
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Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...style et un langage distinctif, à la fois moderne et poétique. Suite au choc pétrolier de 1974, l’économie française a été plongée dans une série de crises, avec une hausse du chômage et une aggravation des problèmes sociaux. Le roman policier est redevenu un véhicule de critique sociale et dans une trilogie de romans, riches en dialogue, parue entre 1995 ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...style and how you relate to others? How far would you be willing to go for what you believe? Try our interactive feature to find out...Political psychologists at The Open University have developed the i-Attune, a self-test interactive which offers you the chance to explore your political positions and how you can attune with others whether you agree or disagree. Please...
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Activity 20 mins
Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...et al. (2019) discussed this concept with some members of the public and there is evidence to suggest it can have both a positive and negative effect on the perceptions of an individual or organisation. For example, certain ‘star’ systems and ‘reviews’ can tell us how a service is performing from the user perspective or, alternatively, it can give us professional...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...et al., 2015)! [Rabbit looking at the camera sat next to a ball and a cuddly toy.]Oxytocin does many things in the body, including reducing our cortisol and adrenaline levels and activating the vagus nerve, all of which help us to feel calmer and more relaxed. It also triggers the release of dopamine, which activates the pleasure and reward centre of the brain. This is...
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