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How does a Bill move through Parliament?
Society, Politics & Law

How does a Bill move through Parliament?

...public attention becomes drawn to the proposal through press coverage and, on occasion, vociferous campaigns for and against the Bill by groups affected by it. At the end of this debate a vote is taken and a majority of the Members of Parliament must be in favour of the Bill in order for it to progress any further. What is the Committee Stage? At this stage a detailed...
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Understanding Statements of participation
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Understanding Statements of participation

...public (should you choose) on your My OpenLearn Profile. Instructions for sharing your badge on LinkedIn From 'My achievements' in your OpenLearn profile click on ‘share’ and choose LinkedIn. LinkedIn presents a form: In Certification name enter name of course In Certification authority ‘The Open University’ Tick ‘This certification does not expire’ Go back to...
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What's next for British wages?
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What's next for British wages?

...public investment for job creation and an enhanced welfare state. He has, furthermore, proposed a minimum wage across Europe to reduce immigration into Britain while advancing the welfare of citizens throughout the region. Significantly, he and his supporters are also directly putting into question the traditional relation of profit to pay. In contrast to giving employers...
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The Belfast linen industry
History & The Arts

The Belfast linen industry

...Publication, 1994) Belfast: The Making of a City J C Beckett. Weblinks Irish Linen Guild Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Interested in finding more out? Social sciences with The Open University. With thanks to: Richard Gibson – Smyth and Gibson, Retailers [Richard Gibson] Bill Crawford – Local Historian [Bill Crawford] Brian Mackay – Irish Linen Centre [Brian...
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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...public authorities in post-war Europe. The End of CIAM It didn't take long for architects to question the conclusions reached at Athens, and to worry publicly about the sterility of the city envisioned by CIAM. Chief among these doubters were young British architects Alison and Peter Smithson, who led a breakaway from CIAM in 1956. Three years previously they had outlined...
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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired

...public at large to see the world through the eyes of people with a range of visual impairments. Even Robot Guide Dogs…? [A pair of BigDog robots] BigDog is a dynamically stable quadruped robot created by Boston Dynamics Might the guide dog itself have been rendered obsolete? Robotics engineers have been working on technologies to help guide humans in a range of...
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Make your clothes count
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Make your clothes count

...public has a key part to play in this and keeping clothing in use for longer is the single biggest thing we can all do to reduce the environmental impact of clothing. WRAP research shows that 350,000 tonnes of used clothing needlessly goes to landfill in the UK every year, wasting precious resources that could be put to better use by being repaired, passed on or donated....
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The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...public debate. Indeed, there are even arguments that wages should not be raised! Here I provide an overview of the current reasons for low wages and how this problem can best be addressed. Significantly, the problem of low wages is nothing new for capitalist economies. Since the mass introduction of wage labour in the 19th century there have always been contentious...
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