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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...centres on the lives of two friends from LA’s African-American and Latino transgender community, Sin Dee Reel (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya Taylor). The reception has so far been overwhelmingly positive. [A still from the movie Tangerine] A still from Tangerine Tangerine follows in the wake of an upsurge in transgender programming in recent years, the...
Who is Theresa May?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Theresa May?

...centre-right element of the party. We can expect May’s leadership to be defined by the Brexit talks. May has cast herself, not just since the referendum vote, but since her arrival in parliament, as a steady pair of hands. She will need to live up to that reputation in a political environment which is unpredictable and tumultuous. The lack of a longer leadership...
Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...Centres (Ireland) General advice and support Migrant Help Freedom from Torture Helen Bamber Foundation British Red Cross Refugee Services The Refugee Council (England) The Scottish Refugee Council The Welsh Refugee Council Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Citizens Information Ireland Red Cross Ireland information for refugees and asylum seekers...
To restore or not to restore?
History & The Arts

To restore or not to restore?

...centre of Warsaw, which was also reconstructed). The process of reconstruction itself raises a host of philosophical issues. To reconstruct something is to recreate it as it was – one aim must be some degree of authenticity. But what should be recreated? The house as it was in its heyday? Or the house as it was just before it was destroyed? The old house (I assume) did...
Italy: What happens next?
Society, Politics & Law

Italy: What happens next?

...centre-right that sees itself as the only bulwark against a populist quasi-dictatorship. In short, whatever you may think of the M5S and Lega’s economic policies – and some are, indeed, mad – they are the first to actually grab the bull of EMU by the horns and argue for a different adjustment path. And whatever you may think of Italian voters, these parties did so...
Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?
Money & Business

Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?

...centre of Airbus’s decision-making, with components and major sections being made across Europe. The delay in the launch of the A380 “superjumbo” is one example of where the different location choices (in this case different computer design systems) was driven by political needs rather than operational expediency. 5. No guarantees Despite the logic for Airbus moving...
The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid
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The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid

...centring around Cummings’s flouting of the lockdown regulations with his cross-country trip to County Durham – went on to dominate the headlines for at least the next seven days, until the focus of the news media was pulled dramatically away to events on the other side of the Atlantic. Although it’s now slipped a little down the news agenda, the incident is still...
Le Corbusier
History & The Arts

Le Corbusier

...centre would form the commercial district, separated from the industrial and residential districts by expansive green belts. In 1925, Corbusier's ambitious Plan Voisin for Paris envisioned the destruction of virtually the entire north bank of the Seine to incorporate a mini version of the Ville Contemporaine. Understandably, it remained only a plan. More realistic was the...
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