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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...changed significantly in the past 20 years. The average size of clothing manufacturers has shrunk dramatically to 8.6 employees, meaning that regulatory authorities are faced with a large number of small firms that are hard to keep track of, as they are often registered and wound up at astonishing speed. And, having to regulate corporate taxes, minimum wages, right to...
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What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?
Education & Development

What's the problem with the government's plans for our schools?

...changes to the key functions of key actors in the system the landscape has changed hugely I think we just need to have a fresh look. The government assures us that it does have a vision for education: “A world class education system in which all schools are academised. Yet it is becoming harder and harder to buy into this “vision” when viewed through the prism of...
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Can Starbucks sell coffee to the Italians?
Money & Business

Can Starbucks sell coffee to the Italians?

...change of emphasis within the coffee menu were introduced. Customers had little interest in espresso. They wanted to spend longer sipping larger-sized beverages, while either socialising within the store, or taking them away to drink on the go. Milk and syrups provided the solution, sweetening the drinks, while increasing their volume. A small cappuccino in Starbucks was...
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Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...changes embodied in deals including TTIP? MSC: It was in no small part thanks to massive opposition from civil society across Europe, including many campaign groups in the UK, that TTIP fell. Greens in the European Parliament spearheaded political opposition against TTIP. They have done so against CETA too – the trade deal between Canada and the EU. Yet Labour barely...
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Science doesn't know how free divers do it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science doesn't know how free divers do it

...change much more quickly because of the rapid pressure differences. If you descend only 10m into the ocean, you are subjected to another additional atmosphere of pressure: that’s twice as much pressure as you’ve been used to at the surface. And for every 10m beyond you get another atmosphere of pressure. That starts to manipulate your body, your anatomy and your...
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Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...change careers, or those who left within the first 5 years of their teacher training (and 30% do) may realise they miss teaching, miss making a difference, and miss the belly-ache of laughter. We should take the opportunity to reframe education, to learn lessons from what teaching and learning have looked like during lockdown, both at school and in homes. Undoubtedly,...
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Researching cycling in the US & the UK
Society, Politics & Law

Researching cycling in the US & the UK

...changes over time and what they’re using it to accomplish in their life. Because we’ve got quite a lot of data on how many cyclists there are and where they’re going from and to and they tend to be going to Inner London, but we don’t actually know, why do they do this and where do they go: do they go shopping by bike but they don’t visit their grandmother, or do...
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Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...changing attitudes and prejudices. The slower pace of Le Guin’s books are part of their success. In a world of fast rhythms and small attention spans, this is a major achievement. Challenging race and gender norms But Le Guin’s beautifully crafted prose also had a sharp edge. She consciously set off to question what came before her in fantasy and science fiction,...
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