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...become apparent. Walking through the streets, you will see many are covered with graffiti, litter, fly-tipping, dog excrement, vandalism and weed growth. For 17 years, the charity ‘Keep Scotland Beautiful’ has monitored these environmental degradation indicators, and reported in 2020 that the poorest areas demonstrated the highest levels of each

...becoming, or later when it was suggested that she was going mad: even this campaign, which she felt drove her out of her position in Northern Ireland at a pivotal point in the peace process ... She refused to let it rile her. Mo never gave up and fought till the very end for what she believed in. She wasn't a saint: she got angry, she snapped at people, she cried and she...

...become disconnected from these high-value sectors. Both are closely related to all-Ireland markets and beyond. Agri-food sector’s importance to the NI economy goes beyond is nominal size in that it is not only a large employer, but it is part of a key Global Value Chain (GVC) within an All-Ireland market that’s cuts across Great Britain and international markets. It...

...become a bit cynical with the rise of fake news? Read on as Patrick Wong shares some tips on how to detect a fake image...A moment ago, my smartphone buzzed and I received a social media message with a beautiful image from a friend. The image shows a cute little girl happily hugging a large lion, as shown below. It is a touching image but isn’t it too dangerous to hug a...

...become the 'serial offender' of corporate crimes with mis-selling of products like PPI and pensions?...[PPI cartoon, society matters] In the last week of February 2016, two reports were published by the National Audit Office, on the same day. One calculated that ‘Claims management firms take quarter of PPI payouts’, the other warning that ‘Pensions overhaul could...