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Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...business through low taxes. JS: Does Brexit help protect the UK from the effects of sweeping corporate and legal changes embodied in deals including TTIP? MSC: It was in no small part thanks to massive opposition from civil society across Europe, including many campaign groups in the UK, that TTIP fell. Greens in the European Parliament spearheaded political opposition...
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Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...business. Most parents and care-givers know that teachers do a good job. Never more than this Christmas will that box of chocolates, hand-made card or bottle of wine be so firmly affirming of the genuine thank you behind it. When the current crisis lessens, and as autumn comes around again, and we do know that it will, initial teacher educator providers will start to...
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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...business-as-usual path is unlikely to facilitate the type of social and economic changes necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change. [Nine people are dressed in red to symbolise blood through costume. They are wearing hoods and the four at the front are kneeling down whilst the other five are stood on the steps of a statue. There are people in the background.]...
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Researching cycling in the US & the UK
Society, Politics & Law

Researching cycling in the US & the UK

...who are studying it in different places, they’d almost miss out on something that their participants are finding an important part of why they’re doing cycling, because they’ve lived in San Francisco, they’ve lived in Holland or at least they’ve been on a business trip there. So I think it’s something that’s going to keep coming back throughout my work....
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...businesses. The CEDRA report also recommends the creation of rural economic-development zones and a small-town stimulus programme. More recently, in March 2015, the Save Rural Ireland alliance was launched with the intention of highlighting issues affecting the social and economic development of rural Ireland, and lobbying the government for reform. Its initial membership...
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Enduring Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enduring Love

...business of forgiveness. So if in a marriage you can bring that into it, because we’ve all done wrong things, and forgive one another, that is a bedrock for that sort of enduring love relationship. By the grace of God we have kept a marriage alive together. Title: time flies Ann It has got to come back to being comfortable with one another, the fact that we have made a...
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The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union
Society, Politics & Law

The Good Friday Agreement and the future of the union

...business and investment, as long as the status of Northern Ireland, with in the Union, doesn’t change. So, was 1998 worth it? In 1998 I was a cautious Yes voter and I remain so. In my opinion is the Union weaker or stronger? Ironically I believe that actually the Union is not any weaker nor any stronger, it is different but the reasons for and the support of the Union...
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Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...business and many new kinds of research are being undertaken. To spot a fake image, sometimes you just need common sense A fake image often looks unbelievably and extraordinarily spectacular. When being presented such an image, we should ask ourselves whether the contents of the image can be real or whether it agrees with the character of the subject. This often needs...
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