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The impact of Brexit on British wages
Money & Business

The impact of Brexit on British wages

...leadership of Tony Blair, despite the institution of some new policies like the creation of a national minimum wage. Role of EU The EU has had an overall positive role or at least not negative direct role for British wages. Legally, it has put forth a number of important employee regulations designed to protect their job security and wages. Economically, it has fostered...
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How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?
Society, Politics & Law

How can Theresa May escape from the Fixed Term Parliaments Act?

...leadership race. A general election will allow Mrs May to move beyond the 2015 Tory manifesto, and to campaign for her own policies — including her particular vision of Brexit. Two polls over the Easter weekend put the Conservatives 21 points ahead of Labour. But the election also holds risks for the Conservatives. Neither the party nor its voters are united in their...
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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...leadership. The image of the rational executive is undercut by a much more troubling reality. Boards of directors and shareholders are commonly duped by charismatic executives who promise the world while financially gutting the company. The “win at all costs” mentality has infected liberal democracies, as shown by the success of Donald Trump in the United States. By...
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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...leadership by repositioning and reinventing itself in embracing what is African, while keeping globally connected. It is a delicate balancing act of identifying what is useful from the past and integrating it with the new focus. One of the most important attributes that the OU brings as a partner in developing and widening Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based higher...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...leadership, resilience and communication skills. [Graphic depicting an open badge and the data associated with it, name, URL, criteria, issuer, date and recipient]Representation of the digital nature of open badges. Source: Bryan Mathers.Digital badges are digital because, unlike a PDF or paper certificate, achievements are baked into the badge and are verifiable to the...
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Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...leadership campaigner) Jeremy Corbyn has been outlining his plans for a new digital deal should he ever become Prime Minister. His speech was a bit entwined, mixing his plans to use technology to campaign for a Labour victory with plans for what a Labour government would do with technology if it was in power. (Effectively, it was like announcing a plan for repainting...
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App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers
Nature & Environment

App zeros in on loss of equatorial glaciers

...leadership, and how that needs to be applied to an issue like climate change.” “You can’t see or smell or taste carbon. But glaciers are a proxy for carbon, because they’re tangible.” He believes that too much of the environmental movement spends its time talking to the converted. “People are too busy for statistics and hockey stick curves, andpolar change is...
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The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...nurse/patient ratios and good leadership are all important factors in ensuring person-centred nursing practice. References Price, B. (2006) Exploring person-centred care, Nursing Standard, 20 (50), pp.49-56. Tetley, J. and Draper, J. (in press) ‘Slaying the myth’ of the over-qualified nurse: The graduate nurse and older people, International Journal of Older People...
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