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Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...lawful behaviour, whether it’s in trade, or dietary laws, or prayers, or relationships with people, including sexual relationships. So there’s this idea of what is a lawful sexual relationship. And, traditionally, it has always been that it has to be through a marriage between a man and a woman, so any kind of act that doesn’t fall within this definition is...
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Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options
Money & Business

Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options

...laws that make it harder to hire and fire have been a longstanding deterrent for more banks moving there: Paris, only a short train trip from London, is hoping to boost its financial services sector by attracting bankers fleeing Brexit. The city launched an advisory service for companies that want to relocate from London following the U.K.'s vote to leave the European...
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Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?
History & The Arts

Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?

...Laws in Wales Acts (1535 and 1542) which, amongst other things, banned the Welsh language from the law courts and barred Welsh speakers from public office. Any modern attempt to cast Henry as a hero of Welsh history is therefore fraught with problems. He can fulfil that role for people who are comfortable thinking of Wales as part of a greater British whole. But he sits...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...law in 1991 has powered their development in Italy. It's a model worth investigating, explains onthecommons' Jay Walljasper...[The Co-Op Store at Beamish Museum] A recreated Victorian Co-Op shop at the Beamish museum - but workers' co-operatives have a modern role to play as well There’s a big secret in the global economy, which the powers that be hope we continue to...
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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...Law Society or Law Society of Scotland or The Law Society of Northern Ireland Asylum Support Appeals Project Migrant Help The Scottish Refugee Council or The Refugee Council (England) or The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants - Legal advice, FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme and Basic...
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Patterns of Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Patterns of Life

...grow according to the laws of physics as well as genetics. Charles Darwin and Game Theory If evolution’s all about survival, why do peacocks have such huge, extravagant tails? This problem preyed on Charles Darwin’s mind. Luckily, in the 1970s, a hip bunch of mathematicians called game theorists came along with an explanation that would have put his mind at rest....
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...law/2011/nov/25/ethnic-variations-jail-sentences-study (Accessed 18 January 2016). National Statistics (2012) Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System [Online]. Available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics–on–race–and–the–criminal–justice–system–2012 (Accessed 18 January 2017). 6 Eyewitnesses are better at recognising and...
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Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and accordingly reflects the legal and technological position of GenAI as of that date. When used appropriately, GenAI...
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