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Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...think about it… it’s a big decision.” Like Bolt, Ennis-Hill has given a clear message that she will not be at the 2020 Olympics, but has yet to decide whether to draw a line under her career now or at a later date. A home World Championships for the reigning World Champion might be a temptation for a final swansong, but will it live up to a home Olympics? Preparing...
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...thinking less threatening? Christopher Pittard thinks so...[Benedict Cumberbatch (right) and Martin Freeman shooting Sherlock] Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch shooting Sherlock Neither Sherlock Holmes nor Donald Trump are far from the television screen at present. Trump’s latest exploits share screen time with the return of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock, the...
Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...thinking. For example, the inclusion of tree planting (although this was merely a repeat of a pre-COVID promise), funding for cleaner technology and home insulation to reduce emissions. These elements, of both nature conservation and low-carbon energy technologies, can be argued to have the potential to achieve green growth by decoupling carbon emissions, along with other...
Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF) told DeSmog UK in July last year: “The question is not whether Brexit damages UK’s chances of acting on climate change. It is whether there is more power now to those who don’t think the UK should do much on climate change. On the face of it, the answer is possibly ‘yes’ and that is a worry. “This is a government that...
What is The Social Contract?
History & The Arts

What is The Social Contract?

...think about different sorts of obligation. What can make it the case that I am morally obliged to perform an activity? The basis for obligation Take the case of a dutiful son, who looks after his aged and infirm parents. Why is it that the son is obliged to do so? One answer is that the obligation simply flows from the nature of the parent/child relationship – so that...
Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...thinking, and are unable to concentrate on their school work. It is clear they need help. Teachers routinely inform students that if they are being bullied at school they should seek help from a trusted adult, such as a teacher or school counsellor. A new two-part ABC documentary, Bullied addresses the question of how victimised students can receive help from their...
Riding the carousel or partners for life: what makes an effective coach–athlete relationship in tennis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Riding the carousel or partners for life: what makes an effective coach–athlete relationship in tennis?

...thinks and behaves affects and is affected by how the other feels, thinks and behaves’, which highlights the importance of getting the relationship ‘right’. An ideal coach–athlete relationship is one that is: both ‘successful’ in terms of performance achievement and ‘effective’ in terms of personal growth and wellbeing (Jowett, 2007) In elite sport, such...
The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...think about things in the current context. There is no definitive image of a foster carer Foster carers are individuals from all walks of life, living in all different types of communities, across the country. Their role is to provide safety, support and care for children and adults for a variety of reasons and for varying periods of time. The contribution foster carers...