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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...resources exploring why the Good Friday Agreement is relevant to our lives 25 years since its signing. The Peace Dividend - and its interpretations 2023 will bring much political reflection to the North of Ireland. It is easy in this 25th anniversary year of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) for this reflection to assume the form of platitudes, focusing on the contributions...
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Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette
Society, Politics & Law

Autumn Statement 2016: Tories shift to growth strategy in an Ed Balls-style pirouette

...resources could soon be even scarcer if the UK adopts a hard Brexit, with tight immigration controls. In these conditions, firms building the extra houses, roads and railways could find themselves bidding for additional employees and raw materials, driving up costs and prices rather than output and employment. Rising labour costs are, of course, economists’ code for the...
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Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...open borders has more or less vanished, at least for now. The Dublin regulation, aimed at supporting asylum seekers, is hardly being upheld. The burden-sharing schemes that were agreed last year to distribute refugees more evenly over Europe are failing to come to fruition. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, warned earlier this year that the EU has two months...
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Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm
History & The Arts

Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm

...opened with such eclat last Saturday week, has thus early met with disaster. The new large car which had been taken over to Rottingdean was thrown over and smashed to atoms, the waiting-room and landing-stage at the Brighton end were wrecked, and the damage done here alone is estimated at £3,000 or £4,000. The sea swept completely over the parade to the houses opposite,...
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How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?
History & The Arts

How did Fidel Castro shape Cuba's history?

...opened up to foreign investment and tourism was encouraged. Both were key for the revolution’s continuation. Now, at the time of Castro’s death, Cuba bears little resemblance to the country he took over in 1959. The excesses of 1950s Cuba have been replaced by a more equalitarian and proud nation. After such a long, extraordinary life, it is inevitable the Castro’s...
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How have family budgets changed in sixty years?
Money & Business

How have family budgets changed in sixty years?

...the age of seven how they spend their pocket money! We realise that this is more of a commitment than any of our other household surveys, which like the LCFS are all voluntary, which is why we continue to be indebted to all the members of the 375,000 households that have taken part. This article was originally published on the ONS website under an Open Government licence...
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Ceramic mould casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Ceramic mould casting

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Diagram to demonstrate ceramic mould casting] [Diagram to demonstrate ceramic mould casting] [Diagram explaining ceramic mould casting] Manufacture: An alternative to expendable pattern investment casting (“lost wax process”), and shell moulding. Permanent patterns of metal, wood, resin, plaster or rubber eliminate...
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