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Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless
Society, Politics & Law

Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless

...work of successive governments. Civil orders introduced under Tony Blair to target “street-crime” effectively led to a clampdown on begging, which sanctioned homeless communities en masse. When the coalition government came to power in 2010, these civil orders were amended to give local authorities even greater powers over what people do in public spaces. In...
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Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government
Society, Politics & Law

Spain steels itself for another election after months with no government

...working. Recent opinion polls show that Unidos Podemos has overtaken the PSOE nationally: in a recent Metroscopia survey, the PP’s estimated share of the vote was 28.9%, followed by Unidos Podemos on 25.4%, the PSOE on 20.8% and Ciudadanos on 15.9%. These numbers seem to show Ciudadanos and the PSOE getting stranded in the centre ground as voters become more polarised,...
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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...work in relation to topical matters of concern. Nick is bidding for funding for a Bee keeping practice project, which will explore responses to the bee crisis. Michael Pryke [Michael Pryke] Michael talks to us about what is happening in the Geography Department, and how it differs from departments in conventional universities because of its focus on human geography....
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...work Information on the House of Commons http://www.politicalresources.net/uk.htm Political resources on the net in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Also on this site: join Kriss Akabusi as he asks is there any limit to physical power and Anita Roddick asks just how powerful is people power ? If you think you might be interested in studying more about these...
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії
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Безкоштовні онлайн-ресурси для українців, які проживають у Великобританії та Ірландії

...work' written across] НАВИЧКИ ДЛЯ РОБОТИ: Покращуйте свої професійні навички, не відмовляючись від денного навчання (безкоштовні курси англійською мовою). Підтримка та корисні ресурси інших організацій
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Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...work transform responses to Climate Change? Find out as a Totonac totem travels to COP26...[Jun Tiburcio standing with his creation: Totem Latamat] Jun Tiburcio with Totem Latamat Jun Tiburcio, a Totonac multidisciplinary artist from the Mexican state of Veracruz, has felled and carved a tree into a totem that is travelling to Glasgow for the COP26 meeting. Tiburcio and...
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Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?
Science, Maths & Technology

Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?

...working on an engine bedded into the aeroplane fin. The four-engine 747 retained a clear place in the market because twin-engine planes must stay within a certain distance from an airport in case of engine failure. This allowed the 747 to achieve shorter journey times on the longest routes because it can use more direct flight paths. However, improving engine reliability...
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...work was the key aim of the space, as the librarians explained and as was evident from the presence of reading scheme books, educational posters about the benefits of reading or workbooks. Mothers dutifully seemed to bring their children to that library, too, but – maybe in a point of difference from the Sydney tiger mothers I described above – had little interest in...
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