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Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Write their names down below. Comment You may have thought about some fictional judges such as Judge John Deed (TV series of the same name), Judge Roy Snyder (TV series The Simpsons), Judge Bullingham (Book and TV Series Rumpole of the Bailey) or Judge Judy (TV series of the same name). Alternatively you may have considered some real judges such as Baroness Lady Brenda...
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Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list
History & The Arts

Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list

...writes, “whose works were selected to fill 33 volumes in The Library of Babel, a 1979 Spanish language anthology of fantastic literature edited by Borges, named after his earlier story by the same name.” Read at OpenCulture: Jorge Luis Borges Picks 33 of His Favorite Books to Start His Famous Library of Babel Borges' fictional Library of Babel was slightly different...
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...writing, this suggests the government is rigidly holding on to particular ideological positions, at the expense of a more moderate and conciliatory approach. What would be a remedy against the effects of groupthink and in-group/outgroup differentiation? Diversity of group membership is a known remedy against in-groups polarisation. In the current context of a national...
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Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally
History & The Arts

Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally

...writes “The Killing of Georgie” in tercets (three-verse lines), typically rhyming aab, a technique that puts a decisive emphasis on the opening couplet, and that quickens the overall pace of the lyric, as we (and Georgie) are hurried on after three lines rather than four: Pa said, “There must be a mistake; How can my son not be straight; After all I’ve said and...
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...writing, more than 160,000 people had signed a parliamentary petition for amnesty and compensation for people like Wilson. A letter, signed by 140 MPs, urged the prime minister to guarantee their status. In a debate in parliament on April 16, the home secretary, Amber Rudd, apologised. She said: Frankly, some of how they have been treated has been wrong – has been...
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Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?

...writing rather than an optional extra’ (p. 269). Indeed reading, like learning, is a social and collaborative act of participation, as well as an individual one, a point which Goswami also underscores in the CPRT research review into Children’s Cognitive Development and Learning. In order to avoid reading for pleasure becoming little more than a colourful visual laid...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...writing, practical arrangements, seeing loved ones, friends, pets … saying what they need to say, while they still can. Do this as soon as you can. Ask – am I dying, when will I die, can I stop my medications, what services are available for me and my family and loved ones? What should I or my loved ones expect in the last hours or days before dying? Dying is often a...
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Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?

...Writing for OpenDemocracy, The Royal College of Midwives' Sean O'Sullivan is sceptical...[Royal College Of Midwives Picket The West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth , October 2014] Royal College Of Midwives Picket The West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth in October 2014 The funding crisis that faces George Osborne as he delivers his spending review today is arguably the worst...
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