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A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list
Society, Politics & Law

A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list

...Writing in the New Yorker, Pankaj Mishra suggests that Donald Trump is fulfilling a prediction made by Rousseau: Rousseau’s rejoinders to cosmopolitan commercialism have constituted the basic stock-in-trade of cultural and economic nationalists worldwide. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party, which is busy purging pro-E.U. “liberal élites” from national...
What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

Writing before the result of the US election was known, Tim Oliver explains why President Trump might mean tough times for the US/UK 'special relationship'...[Anti-Brexit poster depicting Boris Johnson & Donald Trump kissing] During the June campaign for the UK referendum, a poster depicts Donald Trump and Boris Johnson in an embrace Whether or not Donald Trump wins...
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...writing and consistent tone often mirrors the tabloid press they hold in such contempt. So why did the Labour party do so well? In part, it was because Labour outperformed other parties on Facebook. More content was produced by the party and its supporters, and it generated more engagement with Facebook users than its rivals. It galvanised voters online and offline,...
Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...write this from the perspective of a white western European mother, and grandmother. I know there will be people and cultures that will have different views about how we should prepare for death, but in this series of articles, I will be focusing on my thoughts about western practices, especially those I have experienced in England, UK. - Barbara Introduction In my last...
Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe
History & The Arts

Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe

...writing is the piece she wrote for Internaziole in the days following the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris: Enough! We – and here I’m referring to myself, to Muslims and to everyone – must stop them using the name of Islam for their shady, disgusting affairs. I would like every imam in every mosque in Europe to say this, loud and clear. I’m tired of seeing the name...
Pum awgrym ar sut i gynllunio arferion hunanofal newydd
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pum awgrym ar sut i gynllunio arferion hunanofal newydd

...writing] Ar ddiwedd pob diwrnod, gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn iawn. Gofynnwch i chi eich hun beth wnaethoch chi heddiw a helpodd i chi gael ymdeimlad o gydbwysedd a'r bobl hynny a gafodd effaith negyddol ar eich hwyliau. Yna, ewch ati i fyfyrio ar sut y gallech newid pethau yfory. Gwnewch hyn ar ffurf dyddiadur ysgrifenedig os yw'n helpu. Awgrym Pump [Man arguing with...
Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: On the vote in Wales

...writes Daniel Evans...[A sign in Holyhead warns in Welsh and English of a sudden cliff edge] A dangerous cliff-edge? If nothing else, the Brexit vote, and its (increasingly visible) xenophobic underpinnings should finally put paid to the saccharine, nauseating myth of Welsh (specifically ‘valleys’) progressivism, as well as the equally ludicrous notion – which has...
Sleep: A doctor's advice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sleep: A doctor's advice

...writing reports etc.) for at least 2 hours before going to bed. Try a warm bath or a relaxing fun book to take your mind off your worries. I cannot overemphasise the importance of trying relaxation techniques if you tend to have problems getting off to sleep or keep waking in the night. There are many different techniques that can be useful. Some people find that yoga...