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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
Society, Politics & Law

Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection

...resource, but the loss of a particular kind of resource, that is, expertise and experience: redundancies did not only mean that staff were not replaced but a loss of specialist expertise, alongside pressures for regulators to become generalists. As one inspector put it, “it’s the experienced staff who have gone, so we have lost numbers and expertise”. In fact, the...
A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...resources and use our voices, maybe the next generation will be more fortunate than ours. To white people: Please, please understand that white privilege really does exist. Please use your privilege for the better. Please educate each other to be kind and learn about the history. Watch 'When They See Us' and 'The Kalief Browder Story' at the very minimum, to gain an...
What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...resources to educate everyone in the same place (Wilson, Woolfson and Durkin, 2022). This is why some researchers (such as Ainscow, 2020) emphasise the importance of thinking about inclusive education in terms of the whole education system, rather than what happens in the classroom alone. If we think about inclusion this way, teachers cannot be the only ones held...
What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...resources and impact at general meetings to substantially challenge directors. Some features of UK governance, such as proxy voting and one-tiered boards further strengthen the power of directors and, when these have substantial share holdings, they can effectively impede monitoring by other shareholders.[5] Large or well-connected shareholders, however, can put pressure...
Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...resources References Douglass, S.L. (2002) ‘Holidays and Religious Observances’, World Eras, Vol. 2: Rise and Spread of Islam, 622–1500, Gale, pp. 280–7. Ergil, L.Y. (2021) ‘Turkish and Ottoman traditions for Eid al-Fitr: a time for gratitude’, Daily Sabah, 12 May. Available at:
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What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...humanism (in its early sense of shared values formed by a common classical education) and the growing ideas of material progress associated with Adam Smith's discussion of the ‘wealth of nations’ (den Boer, 1995, pp.58–65). A general idea of progress associated with the mainstream of European development soon began to prevail over the cultural elitism implied by the...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...resources on his plays, sonnets and more. To get started and 'cheer thyself a little' you can check out the FREE resources below. Dig into the details of Shakespeare's work Explore various Shakespearean texts and genres The The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s works, referred to by critics as the ‘First Folio’, appeared in 1623, seven years after his death....
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...humans we can all tend to fall into typical patterns of decision making. While sometimes these patterns might involve using evidence in a structured methodical way as outlined, our decision making is often based on prior experience or even gut feel. Although this might lead us to the correct decision, more often than not failing to draw on and critically appraise evidence...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs