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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...out both Peter and John. We have focused on their careers supporting learners and colleagues. Peter Smith, who has died aged 77, was the son of a head teacher. He studied at Manchester University and went on to teach day-release classes to Yorkshire and Derbyshire coal miners, steelworkers, railway workers, engineers and local authority manual workers. The students’...
Banking crimes without end
Society, Politics & Law

Banking crimes without end

...out of five cases” pensions companies were still giving advice which fell short of the legally required minima. Early in 1998, the-then new regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority, estimated the final costs as around £11billion, almost three times the original estimate, with some 2.4 million victims. At the end of the 1990s, evidence of widespread mis-selling...
Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...out for his club, Leicester City, who are in poll position to win the league title and their players to make the leap to sporting superstardom. This is a longstanding debate – and an important one. When Ched Evans wasn’t allowed to return to his club Sheffield United in 2014 – after serving two years of a five year sentence for rape, it allowed society to question...
Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are today's progressive political heroes still old white men?

...out in an age of polished, professionalised politics. “The problem isn’t Bernie Sanders is a crazy-pants cuckoo bird,” according to former Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart, “it’s that we’ve all become so accustomed to stage-managed, focus-driven candidates that authenticity comes across as lunacy”. Yet in one way, Corbyn and Sanders are actually utterly...
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...out our bodies and brains get and sleep does not really get better as we grow older. With increasing age, our metabolism slows down, making food processing last longer and become a more energy consuming process. Food processing isn’t the only thing affected by ageing though. The way our bodies process medication slows down remarkably too with increasing age. This is...
Can animals be courageous?
History & The Arts

Can animals be courageous?

...out dangerous tasks – calling the animals courageous sanitises the situation, by implying that they understand and accept the risks. Like many questions in philosophy, the question might not have a simple answer. For one thing, not all animals are the same. What is true of lions and stags might not be true of chimpanzees, for example. Arguably, too, Nicias’...
Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...out the rules and frameworks for the UN’s work. The UN Charter advocates for women’s equality and empowerment. Equality, equity and diversity are enshrined in the founding principles of the United Nations, the world’s most important institution tasked with enabling our collective peace and security. Guterre’s himself upheld this commitment by championing gender...
DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...out two cardboard discs roughly 3cm in diameter, and make a 4–5mm hole in the centre of each. Insert the nail in the hole and push one disc up to its head. Cover the next 2–3cm of the nail’s surface with a couple of layers of insulating tape. Slide on the other disc until it butts up against the tape, and then wind more tape on the other side of it to fix it in...