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Why do England fail in international football competitions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do England fail in international football competitions?

...migration has actually improved other European and provided opportunities for other European players, it is the provincialism unfortunately of the English professional footballing culture which stops them and prevents them from taking these extraordinary opportunities which their compatriots and competitors in other European countries have taken up and I think that’s...
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...migration-advisory-committee/ about; reproduced under the terms of the Open Government Licence, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence. Video Video 1: OU (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/; reproduced under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0, https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/). Session 3...
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...migration and international movement of people, an increase in lifespan and some nations’ populations increasing, whilst in other areas decreasing birth rates may be an issue. You may have thought of increasing automation and artificial intelligence which may mean fewer manual jobs, global connectivity through the internet and widespread access to mobile devices,...
Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...migrated to the blog-hosting site, Tumbr,” says Feijó. In his essay, Feijó highlights the contrast between communities which embrace the experiences of otherkin and the medical corpus which regards non-human identification and behaviour as a subject of inquiry insofar as it is a problem to be treated. He observes: “Psychiatry sees individual patients, otherkin sees...
What does the US election mean for Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the US election mean for Europe?

...of the last three years. Pressured by Russian belligerence and unprecedented migration flows, the EU has slowly but perceptibly abandoned its ‘out-of-area’ commitments in favour of guarding its borders on land and at sea. An engaged Clinton presidency might slow that process. A Trump one will surely hasten it. This article originally appeared on the LSE EUROPP blog...
Tubman: The Moses of Her People
History & The Arts

Tubman: The Moses of Her People

...migrating in these numbers, you would expect it to show up in census returns for the destination areas of north America and Canada, but little such evidence has been found. The Underground Railroad definitely existed, but it is unlikely to have been a single unified organisation, and it was on a smaller scale than was previously thought. Perhaps under 1,000 out of the...
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...migration not only affected where the revelations were made to the prophet – a fact that is noted in the Quran. It also marked a shift in the content of the Quran. ISIS' harsh and regressive interpretation of Sharia draws on the Quran of Medina, which repeatedly instructed Muslims to support each other and to separate themselves from non-Muslims. For example, in verse...
Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
Society, Politics & Law

Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...migration into London. The Boundary Street Estate [Plan of Arnold Circus] Arnold Circus tells a history of comings and goings. The Boundary Street Estate, with Arnold Circus at its centre, was a ‘model development’ providing all that the residents would need. It was at the heart of London County Council’s Boundary Estate, one of the first attempts by a local...