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The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...system to end the dispute. In Scots Law, a company would require an interdict served to every member of an occupation to prevent the continuation of their ‘unlawful’ behaviour. The cumbersome nature of this process meant that it had not been used by any organisation to force an end to an occupation. However, in 1982 there were two cases of an interdict being sought...
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Article 10 mins
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...think it means when applied to Ancient Greek and Latin? Jot down your thoughts in the box below. Discussion Your answer will no doubt differ from the one below, but you might have noted that the word ‘classical’ can be used to describe some of the following: something old and traditional that has stood the test of time (and is, we might say, ‘timeless’) an...
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Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come
Society, Politics & Law

Why Bernie Sanders could determine the shape of America for years to come

...think of someone else. Nevertheless, Trump was reminding the Republicans of what was at stake should he not be backed by them or defeated by a regular Republican running a third-party campaign in November. Despite his limitation of the list to Scalia’s replacement, its pitch was broader. With liberal Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 83, Stephen Breyer, 77, and occasional...
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Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...think? A 2012 piece in the journal Food Control exploring how consumers in the UK reacted to various approaches to reducing the presnce of Campylobacter in food discovered a lack of support for chlorine washing, and that it might take more than marketing to shift the reluctance to embrace chlorinated chooks: [R]isk communication can alter public acceptability of...
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Article 10 mins
How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...think of sausages as a plebeian food eaten first by peasants and then by the working class – but many of Europe’s most iconic sausages were probably devised to please the palates of the rich. In the 16th century, salamis, capicolli pork sausages and other preserved meats were luxuries enjoyed by city dwellers, which also provided a bit of income for farmers. And so it...
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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...trying to make. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. How rhetoric is being used to shape our understanding of the real issues. And in this respect, swearing is simply another rhetorical strategy that politicians embrace if they think it might help their cause....
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A bird on the edge: the story of the chough and how it speaks for people
Society, Politics & Law

A bird on the edge: the story of the chough and how it speaks for people

...think of a stronger claim for the chough’s significance in capturing and articulating this particularly human story of language, culture and identity and the histories and geographies that bind them together. It is a tale of a marginalised population clinging, both literally and metaphorically, to the edge of a continent and how strength is gained from small but defiant...
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The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...think through very carefully how to minimise harms, and indeed to maximise benefits for participants. Ten years working with the production team for the BBC/Open University Child of Our Time series opened my eyes to the care taken throughout to ensure that the families were happy with how they were portrayed and that a thorough duty of care protocol was followed before,...
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