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EU Referendum - Sovereignty
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Sovereignty

...law at various speeds, which consequently leads to a differing status of certain EU law in every Member State. This aspect is particularly of interest for the UK, when one of the aspects of the negotiation process relates to the exemption of the aim to create an ever closer union. In the Treaty of Rome, signed in 1957 and forming the basis for the European Union to date,...
Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...Law of Nature to govern it, which obliges everyone’, he writes, ‘[a]nd Reason, which is that law, teaches all Mankind that all being equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his Life, Health, Liberty or Possessions’. For Locke then, people thrive when they come together as citizens through a social contract, consenting to be governed in return for the...
How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?
Society, Politics & Law

How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?

...law and the courts, and an executive ultimately responsible to parliament, whose members are entitled to vote according to conscience and common sense.’[i] However, as I mentioned in an OxPol blog a week after the referendum: ‘While I again agree with him that, as a matter of principle, ‘MPs will have to do their duty to vote according to conscience and vote for...
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...law that protect people from ageism, the legal duties of the public sector in Wales, and practical steps you can take as an individual to challenge ageism and age discrimination. This course has been developed for public sector workers in Wales, but it is free to access and valuable for anyone with an interest in ageism and age discrimination. This course was co-developed...
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They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda
Society, Politics & Law

They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda

...law,” it’s biblical Those things that look like cages aren’t really cages Ok, we’d just rather you not use the word “cage” No, these aren't cages, @SteveDoocy says. The authorities simply "built walls out of chain-link fences." Yes, that's a real quote from Fox just now. pic.twitter.com/7oVQ6oE85x — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 18, 2018 We don’t know...
Election days: 1908 - Churchill challenged by the women
History & The Arts

Election days: 1908 - Churchill challenged by the women

...law without delay. Unless this official Government pledge is made to us we shall continue our opposition to the candidature of Mr. Churchill and other Government candidates." The opposition of suffrage supporters to Churchill's relection played a major part in the upset of Churchill losing the election to the Conservative William Joynson-Hicks on 24th April, 1908;...
Just six numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Just six numbers

...laws and the numbers governing it have tremendous ramifications from which our Big Bang has evolved into the complex cosmos we inhabit, where on at least one planet creatures have evolved which are complicated enough to worry about it all. Martin Rees was explaining his theory to the Open University programme Final Frontier. To find out more about Martin Rees' six key...
Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?
Society, Politics & Law

Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?

...of older models? Would motorists baulk at such a 'nanny state' initiative, claiming an assault on their freedom and human rights? Or is it really OK to drive above the speed limit as long as no-one catches you? It's an almost Zen-like question. If a motorist drives too fast through a forest road and there is no-one there to see them, are they still breaking the law?...