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The Lords against the gunboats: When the House of Lords took on Lord Palmerston
History & The Arts

The Lords against the gunboats: When the House of Lords took on Lord Palmerston

...public estimation. For - the majority was a majority in the Upper House of Parliament. It was a majority in that assembly whose sympathies are, with scarcely one exception, on the side of the most arbitrary and despotic governments of Christendom. The House of Lords knew well enough by that by voting as they did on Monday they would further the wishes of the Russian...
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Election days: 1779 - Save Britain from crisis!
History & The Arts

Election days: 1779 - Save Britain from crisis!

...public money (which has, alas, been too disgracefully lavished away, in company with our national honour) are greater than were made to support the full glory of conquest in Mr Pitt's administration; although those immense inlets to wealth which then were open are now shut up. Add to these considerations, that fatal precipitancy, whereby we seem hastening to unavoidable...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...public during the 1920s. I thought about it while demonstrating for the NHS on February 3rd this year, as the tradition of witty and creative placards and also new and historic banners are still very much a part of protest. They are a visual feast, every picture tells a story, and they also cement solidarity and identity amongst the marchers, communicating a strong sense...
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...public confidence in England’s prospects of securing their first major football trophy since the men’s World Cup triumph in 1966. With the men’s team suffering a penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy in the final in July 2021, it was the Lionesses who ultimately achieved the feat of ‘bringing football home’, clinching an extra-time victory over Germany in the final...
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How is the internet helping ensure parliamentary accountability in Bangladesh?
Digital & Computing

How is the internet helping ensure parliamentary accountability in Bangladesh?

...public queries. A frequently used phrase in Bangladesh these days is ‘Digital Bangladesh’, which is the idea that IT can be used in administration and governance to ensure transparency, accountability and answerability at all levels of society and state. Although there is visible progress in terms of Bangladesh's digitization in other areas, many elected MPs and...
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Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?
History & The Arts

Why do Taylor Swift & Sylvia Plath have more in common than you might think?

...public interest in their lives. Swift’s 2014 singles “Blank Space” and “Shake It Off” satirise the media portrayal of her as “a girl who’s crazy but seductive but glamorous but nuts but manipulative”, and Plath’s Lady Lazarus turns the tables on “the peanut-crunching crowd”, exploiting them as they seek to exploit her: There is a charge For the...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...public debate are essential for making societies more peaceful, tolerant and harmonious. Whereas superstitions can provide a refuge in ignorance and uncertainty, human beings are at our best when we can freely use our minds to examine and understand our natural worlds. Lucky pants What does that mean today? While there’s no harm in wearing those lucky pants if they make...
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Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?

...public comments can give us more insight. Early years A key ingredient in Edwards’s success was a genetic blueprint that meant he had raw speed on the track (according to his biography, his best 100m time is 10.48 sec). Speed as you approach take-off in triple and long jump is one of the key pre-requisites of success, since it translates into horizontal distance when...
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