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Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...Scotland, England and Wales. The majority of abortions across the United Kingdom (UK) now use a combination of two medications, rather than surgical methods, which have become less common. The medications involved – mifepristone and misoprostol – are extremely safe. Most abortions in the UK also take place before the 12th week of pregnancy. Since the Covid-19...
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland struggle to have their voices heard. [The Conversation]German television station ZDF judged the mood in Brussels as “conflicted”. Admittedly, after her aggressive and uncompromising stance over Brexit and complaints of German “interference” in the UK election campaign, news of May’s debacle was greeted with a little...
Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...Scotland. Here they could learn new skills, develop more pro-social attitudes and look to rebuild their lives. Such an intentional community for lawbreakers could also become a form of ‘sanctuary’ where serious offenders could be placed in quarantine to allow for time to cool off; establish grounds for negotiations, and attempt to deliver what might be considered as...
Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s
History & The Arts

Twin Town and Welsh cinema in the late 1990s

...Scotland of tartanry and kailyard, of Scott and Barrie, so Human Traffic turns its back on the Wales of male voice choirs and the whimsical humour of The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain…it seems more like an American picture than a British one… (French, 1999) Human Traffic is hardly preoccupied in any obvious way with representing national...
Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...Scotland, for young offenders, care leavers and other ‘at risk’ groups. The focus will be on the extent to which the gender of the professional makes a difference, if any, to the quality and effectiveness of relationships, and how gender interacts with other aspects of identity – such as class and ethnicity, for example. As well as providing valuable insights into...
Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...Scotland leaving to fight in the First World War, women had to step in to fill the jobs that men had left. Many of these jobs were on the railway and it had never been imagined that women would be able to do this type of work previously. Society was very different and, if women did work, it would generally be in service and, even then, they would be expected to leave when...
Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?
Money & Business

Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?

...Scotland appear) have experienced a 498% and 469% rise in bookings respectively. At the same time, many hotels are charging inflated room rates during the tournament, something that will also have an effect on visitors’ impressions of their hosts but which is beyond the control of the UK’s various destination marketing organisations such as Visit England and Visit...
Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26
Nature & Environment

Early reflections from Glasgow on COP26

...Scotland’s best hotels and country clubs are fully booked for the whole period, so maybe. In 1992. The Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 which launched the Conventions on Climate, Biodiversity and Desertification and Agenda 21, was supposed to launch a very important fourth International Framework Convention, which never made it. The run-up to Rio included a set of...