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What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...free infant school meals. This was a policy established during the 2010-15 coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The plan to scrap it was said to have been a vote loser on the doorstep in 2017. The prime minister’s ill-advised manifesto pledge for a free vote on foxhunting has also vanished. This was another issue which seemed to turn off a significant number of voters...
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DEBATE: Can we trust bankers to help the national recovery?
Money & Business

DEBATE: Can we trust bankers to help the national recovery?

With all the new controls in place, can we now trust the bankers to help the national recovery? Share your views here...Read the academic articles below, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
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DEBATE: Will the ‘culture of risk’ become popular again?
Money & Business

DEBATE: Will the ‘culture of risk’ become popular again?

Are you worried the ‘culture of risk’ will become popular again, despite the current drive for more caution? Air your views here...Read the academic articles below on this, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
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Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics

Statistician magician, the late Hans Rosling shows you how to collate and animate the data of different countries in these short videos that depict our changing world...Transcript All videos shown were produced by Wingspan Productions Watch the videos in the Hans Rosling series Learn more about data with our free materials
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DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?
Health, Sports & Psychology

DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?

Do you think we should have a smaller financial services sector? Vote in our poll and leave your comments...Read the academic articles below, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
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Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
History & The Arts

Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Interested in Greek myths? We've condensed the epic narrative of Homer's poems the Iliad and the Odyssey into short animations voiced by the dulcet tones of Don Warrington...The Iliad Transcript The Iliad - Who's who? The Odyssey Transcript The Odyssey - Who's who? More FREE learning on Greek gods and the classical world Take it further with The Open University
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Small Data: Star Wars release & broadcast dates
History & The Arts

Small Data: Star Wars release & broadcast dates

...FREE TO AIR FIRST BROADCAST DAYS BETWEEN UK CINEMA & FREE TO AIR TV DEBUT PAY TV FIRST BROADCAST DAYS BETWEEN UK CINEMA & TV DEBUTS Star Wars 25/05/1977 27/12/1977 216 24/10/1982 1762 1762 Empire Strikes Back 21/05/1980 20/06/1980 30 25/12/1988 3110 3110 Return Of The Jedi 25/05/1983 02/06/1983 8 26/12/1989 2399 2399 The Phantom Menace 19/05/1999 16/07/1999 58 03/12/2002...
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