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Theresanomics explained
Money & Business

Theresanomics explained

...thinking ideas. She has firmly broken with the neoliberal consensus that began by Thatcher championing the free market. Instead, she has called for 'predistribution' – the use of regulation as a means for creating greater economic equality – and the allowance of workers on corporate boards. She has also talked of restricting executive pay and preventing foreign...
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Convoy to Calais
Society, Politics & Law

Convoy to Calais

...knowing whether there would be anybody here or what kind of protests there would be. But as you can see, hundreds of people and dozens and dozens of vehicles have turned up to show solidarity with the refugees, to make a demand on the governments to act in the face of a humanitarian crisis. And I think to evoke the Dunkirk spirit. Read more articles from Geography Matters...
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Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...thinking of ways that he could benefit the people of Tanzania by disseminating his knowledge, setting up education schemes and sharing best practice. I was lucky enough to see him presented with a Rolex Award in 2002. He came to London and was kind enough to invite me along. I’m not sure that I realised even then what a powerhouse he was in conservation, although he had...
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OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio
Education & Development

OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio

...think. Find out more Fel darparydd mwyaf astudiaeth ran amser prifysgol yng Nghymru, mae’r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru yn cynnig dewis eang o gymwysterau mewn ystod eang o bynciau. Fel rhan o’r brifysgol fwyaf yn y DU, gallwn ddarparu addysg o safon byd-eang, gan eich cynorthwyo i gwrdd a’ch amcanion proffesiynol a phersonol. Gyda benthyciadau ffioedd dysgu,...
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Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)
Education & Development

Bringing up problems at work (without making things worse)

...think of it as the W-H-H-W structure: What is the problem How urgent it is How it can be fixed What/Who is responsible for fixing it This structure helps the message stay focused, constructive and forward-looking. Try it: spot the structure in this real-life example Here’s a genuine workplace email sent by Philippe Reines, then Director of Communications for Hillary...
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Introduction to quantum computing
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to quantum computing

...thinking of the nucleus + cat system as a superposition of those extreme states is absurd. Surely it’s absurd to believe that a cat is well-described by a state vector ( vertical line alive mathematical right angle bracket or vertical line dead mathematical right angle bracket ), and surely the cat is in the definite state ‘alive’until it definitely dies (or better,...
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A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list
Society, Politics & Law

A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list

...think about Hillary Clinton The Chinese might be warming to the idea of a President Clinton, but not everyone in what should be her strongest States at home are convinced. The bruising battle with Bernie Sanders - and the revelation of Democratic Party attempts to frustrate Sanders - has taken a toll. Middlebury College's Matthew Dickinson found Clinton might have trouble...
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The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...think of a smaller population, mostly living and working in rural communities, in harmony with the seasons. Move forward to 2000, and the image changes profoundly. You might picture towns and cities full of people, with a myriad of new technologies coming before your eyes. How this transformation happened is one of the great questions of historical study, and not just for...
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