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Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...centred rent strikes during the period of ‘Red Clydeside’ around the First World War, producing from within its ranks highly influential trade union leaders and political activists like Willie Gallacher and John McLean among others. According to the Daily Worker, the Saracen foundry in Springburn in the North of Glasgow voted for solidarity strike action (Daily...
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Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...centre; fortnightly visits to suppliers. Pace of work is often demanding, working with strict time pressures; involves overall responsibility for a large number of contracts simultaneously. 10. Organisational requirements Must be flexible and able to work on own initiative. Must be able to work as part of a team and to interact effectively with external contacts. (Source:...
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Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...children, as ISIS did with the Yazidi women in Syria. I am a Muslim scholar of Sharia. It is my contention that ISIS' claim of Islamic legitimacy can be countered only by a viable alternative interpretation of Islamic law. Consensus leading to deadlock The key to understanding the role of Islam in politics is that there is no one authoritative entity that can establish or...
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Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics

...children are in care. Where are they? Are any regions giving rise to unusually high instances of referrals? How often are community service orders used and do offenders re-offend? My own passion was education, and so I worked in both the Schools Inspectorate and the Further Education Funding Council. We help to monitor the examination results of the schools and other...
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Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...children and came with either a small salary or a rent-free home” – a reflection of the need to provide opportunities for women to support their families in the absence of a breadwinner, thus keeping them from the workhouse. That as many as 70,000 women worked in the railway sector alone by 1918 demonstrates the central role women played in many industries throughout...
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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...children, who are in temporary or emergency accommodation. I also spoke about the intersection of housing policy (which is devolved to Wales) and social security policy (which remains the responsibility of the UK Government). I also paid tribute to my party’s other peer, Lord Wigley, and set out some of the principles that will guide me in my work as a member of the...
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Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...children put upon them and while I certainly hope for that one day, I would like to hope that in another 30 years, there won’t be as much expectation for someone like me to keep studying despite being over 21 and being female. I sometimes get the sense that some narrow-minded individuals can’t get their head around extra study as not being self-indulgent or just using...
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?
Education & Development

Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...children, the elderly, the sick or people with long-term health problems (e.g. diabetes), those travelling long distances, women during their monthly cycle, pregnant women and breastfeeding women. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The overall purpose of the fast is to gain Taqwa (which means to gain piety or God consciousness). This is achieved...
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