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How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO
Science, Maths & Technology

How Volkswagen got caught cheating emissions tests by a clean air NGO

...social and environmental responsibility has taken a severe knock. Diesel cars represent a large proportion of new car sales in Europe and also of vehicles in use. Many of these will be Volkswagen Group vehicles bought by people who probably thought that they were helping reduce carbon emissions. While they certainly did so – the TDI-engines in question are among the...
Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?

...has been poorly thought out and intrudes too far on the rights of adults to consume images of perfectly legal sexual acts. Couching it in the rhetoric of child protection may give it social credence but this is yet another step too far in monitoring our online life.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
What will Donald Trump do for the environment?
Nature & Environment

What will Donald Trump do for the environment?

...social organisation to become more influential. Alternative models, based on goals that include the environment and wellbeing, may have more space to establish themselves. Examples include the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross National Happiness. The next four years will be challenging. Environmentalists will need to be vociferous in raising concerns with the US...
Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management
History & The Arts

Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management

...social media that either the Queen or Prince Philip had died. These were later picked up by The Sun, who ran with the story before having confirmation. Speculation continued on Twitter on the #BuckinghamPalace hashtag, while TV and radio reports remained silent. Finally, at 10am, Buckingham Palace released a press announcement stating Prince Philip’s intention to retire...
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...social care package may sound appealing to some, but has been panned by the former government adviser Andrew Dilnot. There are no real sweeteners in here, unless we count the 30 hours of free childcare, which was announced by the government in the last parliament anyway and would have happened with or without an election. We could see some of the key policies as an...
Privileged and Overconfident but Full Steam Ahead!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privileged and Overconfident but Full Steam Ahead!

...social and economic backgrounds give ample grounds for being confident. While self-confidence is generally regarded as a positive attribute, it can also take on the malignant form of over-confidence. Psychologically, overconfidence can be defined as subjective confidence in one’s judgments that is greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments. In relation to...
Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did the SNP lose seats in the 2017 General Election?

...social democratic manifesto was a major draw for these voters, and some of them may have voted for Labour at the expense of the SNP. 5. The Brexit factor It is often forgotten that a third of SNP voters backed Brexit in the EU referendum last year. While official data has yet to be released, it is possible that some of these people abandoned the SNP in order to vote for a...
How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars
History & The Arts

How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars

...social cohesion. Linguistic diversity, as with most other forms of diversity, appears to be one of the main casualties of an ‘America First’ rhetoric. And despite the fact that over 37 million of his fellow citizens now speak the language, the only time he slips into Spanish himself is when making denigrating cultural stereotypes about his plans to deport all the...