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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?...
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Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring
Nature & Environment

Automated, satellite-based volcano monitoring

...laws into the techniques of automated eruption detection and quantitative monitoring. Development of a general method The suite of lava flow samples from Mount Etna, Italy (1999 - 2017) were investigated (spectral emissivity measured), using laboratory-based Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy at 0.4 to 14.5 μm wavelength range and moderate-to-high...
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Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love
Society, Politics & Law

Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love

...law, it’s against the fucking law!” Sutton screams. But we aren’t listening anymore: we’re watching Alison and Saul watch her, and the camera asks us to identify with Alison when she delivers her caustic rebuke: “That woman, she’d let the country burn as long as she got the Pulitzer Prize.” Saul’s exasperated frown says it all – he looks like he just...
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...law. The decline in power of trade unions has also been a factor. Historically they were able to ensure work and employment standards remained within a legal framework, however, given adverse policies and the structural changes in the sector, unions have lost a lot of ground. As far as individual workers are concerned, it is easy to see how those who know they can’t get...
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Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...laws concerning VAT presented an obstacle to zero-rating women's sanitary products. Could Brexit simplify such changes in future? MSC: This is a typical example of blaming the EU, when it is muddled policymaking back home that is really to blame. When Britain first joined the European Economic Community in 1973, under a Conservative government, it agreed to VAT on...
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How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?
Digital & Computing

How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?

...law enforcement, the military, infrastructure operators, etc. – would likely be involved in many of the kinds of incidents that Michigan would face moving forward. While this insight seems obvious, this is a decidedly uncommon perspective in the state and local government space. Many jurisdictions claim to be working across disciplines, though silos seem to continue to...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...law in parts of the UK has recently changed to an ‘opt out’ system. This should increase the numbers of potential organs available for transplant and help save the lives of people urgently waiting for transplants. It’s still important to confirm that family members, next of kin and/or appointed trusted individuals will continue to be consulted and asked to confirm...
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...law. This is a displacement driven by policy, not migration. And it is a worrying trend. [Notting Hill Carnival 2014] Notting Hill Carnival has taken place in London since 1966 and is a multi-cultural celebration Gradually removing rights While this process was certainly in motion long before, the 1971 Immigration Act marked an important transition point. More recently,...
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