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Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...Health Service, which provide services free of charge or below cost price that benefit society as a whole. In the UK, the size and scope of the public sector has varied over time, featuring prominently during the period from the end of the Second World War to the late 1970s. After this, various rounds of privatisation generally reduced the scope of influence of public...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...health risks and potential harm from drink-fuelled crime, that’s the more insidious aspect of Peak Booze: the mental baggage it has left us with. I wouldn’t say any of my close friends are alcoholic, but a fair few of us are more dependent than we’d like on that cold glass of white wine or cheeky gin and tonic at the end of the day. It’s important to me to know...
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Article 10 mins
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...mental picture of Glasgow entertained by non-Glaswegians, particularly those from south of the Border. This alerts us to the fact that the city's image is something which is socially constructed. And, like all social constructions, it is contested. So what does the trajectory of Glasgow's image look like in historical terms? Before even answering this question, think...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...mental health, and has a myriad of personal, social and emotional benefits, for children as well as adults. A study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) found that: Children and young people who enjoy reading very much and who think positively about reading have, on average, higher mental wellbeing scores than their peers who don’t enjoy reading at all and who hold...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...Health in Transport Vehicles, vol. 47, pp. 138–149 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.08.001. Marique, A.-F. and Rossi, B. (2018) ‘Cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment within the built environment: Comparison between the refurbishment and the complete reconstruction of an office building in Belgium’, Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 224, pp. 396–405...
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Article 10 mins
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...health and the environment to child safety and international security. The European Union as it was came into existence when the Cold War ended. Leaders the world over feared the uncertain consequences of the demise of the old politics of left and right. Avoiding risk rapidly became their new organising framework in a period devoid of other guiding principles. Their...
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Article 10 mins
Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...health Susannah Cullen died in 1796 (Lovejoy, 2006). Her death was followed by Equiano who died in London in March 1797 and their eldest daughter Anna Maria after she contracted measles age four years in July 1797 (Downs, 2020). [Sculpture of Olaudah Equiano, the Queen's House, Greenwich]Sculpture of Olaudah Equiano (Photo by ©JRennocks)Show description The commemorative...
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Article 5 mins
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...health of the cables? KEITH PERRYMAN Exactly, the difference being that we have fifteen microphones placed over the entire length of each cable and we’re listening all the time. ALICE ROBERTS Continuously, twenty-four hours? KEITH PERRYMAN Absolutely. ALICE ROBERTS The microphones began their round-the-clock vigil in August 2006, and straightaway the computers began to...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr