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Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?

...determine the electoral sizes and political balance of the 600 new constituencies. IER was a long time reaching the UK, and even in 2002 it was adopted only in Northern Ireland. It is finally being extended to Great Britain through the Coalition’s 2013 Electoral Registration and Administration (ERA) Act. Some of the draft Bill’s proposals were later modified, but...
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...determined by minimum wage regulation and collective bargaining rather than simply by market power. And any enforcement or work and employment regulations will remain problematic unless trade unions as well as workers at factory level have a voice. Ultimately, it is these kinds of measures that will make clothing manufacturing in the UK sustainable. They will help workers...
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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...determination certainly runs throughout rock’s core myths. The Eagles of Death Metal have already stated their intention to be the first band to play the Bataclan when it reopens. It is telling, though, if also unsurprising, that early responses were more marked by recoil. Prince, the Foo Fighters, Coldplay and a host of others cancelled or postponed European dates,...
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Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?

...determined that “no affirmative action can be had in a cause where the judges are equally divided in opinion…” In other words, in a 4:4 vote, the decision of the most recent court will stand. This is called “the rule of affirmance by an equally divided court”, and it sets aside any petition for the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision. In Whole...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...determined that blades did not provide a competitive advantage over able-bodied runners. Conclusion The fact remains that while the average human may be able to increase their speed, reaction time, power and mental strength we are still far away from the development of real life superheroes. And perhaps we should be grateful for this. In the comic book culture, the...
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Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?

...determined that entry of Syrian refugees aligns “with the national interest”. Trump has proposed that “safe zones” are to be planned for refugees within Syria as a result of the Syrian citizen exclusion from USRAP. How many asylum seekers are we talking about? From 2013 to 2015, only 1,823 Syrian refugees were accepted under USRAP. Therefore, Syrian refugees...
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Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed
History & The Arts

Why Glasgow’s ‘Bolshevist Uprising’ in 1919 wasn’t quite the red threat to UK many believed

...determined to see a 40-hour week, and a wave of militancy engulfed the city on January 27 in what became known as the Forty Hours Strike. The UK government in London grew alarmed, and on January 30 agreed to a request from the sheriff of Strathclyde for military backup. On January 31, more than 70,000 workers took to the streets of Glasgow in what became almost a...
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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...determines city status is perhaps based more on perception rather than qualification. Indeed, Beckett draws attention to the secrecy surrounding the decision-making procedures in the 2012 competition and questions whether it should be the local people’s right to define what is and isn’t a city, rather than a distant government. Residents and organisations based in...
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