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...out to drink less, they socialise less and their clubs, many of which raise large sums for charity, wither away. There is anecdotal evidence that alcohol can lubricate sociability and collaborative learning. The scientist Sir Peter Medawar OM, CBE, FRS set up a bar specifically so that scientists would collaborate and build knowledge together. At the Open University, one...

...out in class. It is conceivable that these socialised differences carry over into the workplace. These differences then show up particularly clearly in highly regimented workplaces, where following instructions and meeting targets is how your performance is measured. Greater female rule keeping would explain both these phenomena. But while rule compliance is valued and...

...out of national insurance, but directly by the employer – although small employers can claim back some or all of the cost from the state. Employers often choose to run their own sick pay and maternity schemes that are more generous than just the statutory payments. Self-employed people, with their lower contributions, build up entitlements to state pension, bereavement...

...out of this unprecedented impasse. Come together Podemos, IU and several other minor left-wing parties have now formed an alliance called Unidos Podemos (United We Can), which they hope to establish as the main alternative to the right-wing PP. There are signs that it might just be working. Recent opinion polls show that Unidos Podemos has overtaken the PSOE nationally:...

...out more about these subjects, here are a few suggestions. Books you can read The Prince,Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella (Translator), Oxford Paperbacks; ISBN: 0192833979 Classics of Modern Political Theory : Machiavelli to Mill,Steven M. Cahn (Editor) Oxford University Press; ISBN: 0195101731 Twentieth-century British Political Facts, 1900-2000,David Butler, Gareth...