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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...change in UKs relationship with Europe begs the question: “If not reports and analysis, then what does the government base its decisions and negotiating position on?” In this series of articles I discuss some of the psychological aspects of Brexit that should give pause for thought. Ingroups and Outgroups Theresa May has selected three extreme pro-leave ministers and...
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...changes in wealth or income altered individuals’ eating habits. The data showed becoming richer or poorer didn’t have much effect at all on how often people ate fast food. Regulating fast food These results suggest focusing on preventing poor people from having access to fast food may be misguided. For example, Los Angeles in 2008 banned new freestanding fast food...
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What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
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What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...changes impact people’s standard of living, while GDP growth affects the number of jobs available in the economy. Since it would rely on a few human inputs from the Fed, the Taylor rule is somewhat flexible, enough to accommodate different situations by allowing central bankers to specify the importance of inflation compared with GDP growth. Some countries, like...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...changes, and much more, can be done at home and people can die at home. In the UK, people are supported to die at home, but the nature of what can be provided varies by area. Where I work, we have an excellent system for providing care during the daytime, but provision of medical and nursing care is less during evenings, weekends and at night. What should I try to do,...
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Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?
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Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?

...changing the ring-fence from the whole health budget to NHS England means that large areas of health spending will be subject to cuts. At the RCM, we are greatly concerned that what the Chancellor is giving with one hand, he is taking away with another. Cutting funding for training bursaries is a ludicrous false economy that will only exacerbate shortages and escalate...
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The OU Welcomes Carers
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The OU Welcomes Carers

...changing lives by making it possible for anyone to learn, anytime, anywhere, whatever their circumstances. As a registered charity, the OU also spearheads initiatives targeted at providing access to education for some of the most disadvantaged individuals in society. With almost 31,000 disabled students annually, the same size as an average university’s entire student...
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Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children
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Sometimes a bunny is just a bunny: The Playboy brand and sexualisation of children

...changing social relations between adults and children, shifts to more 'democratic' family structures; differentiated employment opportunities for women in the service and leisure industries, shaped by longer histories of class privilege and disadvantage; new ways for people to refuse to do what they are told. All these and more are there, even 'just' for a pre-teen girl...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...change in the law in 1991 has powered their development in Italy. It's a model worth investigating, explains onthecommons' Jay Walljasper...[The Co-Op Store at Beamish Museum] A recreated Victorian Co-Op shop at the Beamish museum - but workers' co-operatives have a modern role to play as well There’s a big secret in the global economy, which the powers that be hope we...
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