2,382 search results
Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm
History & The Arts

Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm

...public. Though the night was stormy, the crash attracted hundreds of townspeople to the front. The damage did not end with the sweeping away of the Old Chain Pier, for the enormous waves dashed the great iron girders against the piles of the new Palace Pier now in the course of erection, smashing away two piles completely and doing considerable mischief to other portions...
View article Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm
Article 5 mins
Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148
History & The Arts

Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148

...publication of a semi-pornographic parody of the work of Alexander Pope. His supporters returned him to the Commons as MP for Middlesex, but on the grounds of his conviction, Parliament had expelled him in February 1769, twice; and then again in March. He was re-elected every time. By April, the authorities came up with a way of avoiding the cat-and-mouse game:...
View article Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148
Article 5 mins
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...
View article How does a Bill move through Parliament?
Article 5 mins
Understanding Statements of participation
Get Started

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...
View video Understanding Statements of participation
Video 10 mins
What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

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...
View article What's next for British wages?
Article 5 mins
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...
View article The Belfast linen industry
Article 10 mins
CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

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...
View article CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
Article 5 mins
Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

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...
View video Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Video 5 mins