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...public English-language speech in support of Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics – a gesture interpreted as an important factor in securing the Games for Russia. Similarly, Russia’s former sports minister Vitaly Mutko famously played a joke about having difficulty delivering his speech in English while trying to persuade FIFA officials to grant Russia the...

...publication. The Open University continues to focus research on issues of migration and narratives from those with backgrounds of seeking asylum. The Covid Chronicles from the Margins project explores the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspectives of creative asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK and around the world. [Refugee cartoon, society...

...public. Whilst community members can’t remove a story the police have posted, they can, and frequently do, challenge editorial decisions. They can resist particular discourses by challenging why particular stories have been told, and also why other stories have not been told. '....it does provide an informal way of capturing community feeling and sentiment regarding...

...public service. He received a standing ovation from all four parties represented in the Senedd. Later, normally the same day, the outgoing First Minister would submit a formal letter of resignation to the King, which the King would accept. Following their resignation, the Senedd has 28 days to nominate a successor, although in practice this happens much more quickly. Once...