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‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds
Education & Development

‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds

...law, carers and students. They shared their challenges in shifting between these identities and fulfilling the associated responsibilities. However, they showed confidence in their identity and abilities to do this. Their narratives also affirmed existing evidence that Asian students experience greater isolation in their study experiences – one participant had never...
On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Society, Politics & Law

On the death of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

...Laws, he suffered 90 days in solitary confinement - over and over again), and Steve, an ANC man, who risked his life whenever he returned to his country. We went to seminars in Southampton and met the quietly spoken lawyer, Albie Sachs. The South African regime blew him up with a car bomb in 1988, but he survived to become South Africa’s chief Justice minister after the...
What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...law be provided with “statutory payments”, such as sick pay and maternity pay. These statutory payments are not paid out of national insurance, but directly by the employer – although small employers can claim back some or all of the cost from the state. Employers often choose to run their own sick pay and maternity schemes that are more generous than just the...
The psychology of conspiracy theories
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of conspiracy theories

...law? Many such writers describe belief in conspiracies as manifestations of ‘paranoia’, ‘anxiety’, ‘fantasy’, ‘hysteria’ and ‘projection’, or as fulfilling a profound psychological need for certainty in the precarious (post-)modern age. In everyday discourse too, ‘conspiracy theorists’ are often labelled ‘lunatics’, ‘kooks’ or...
‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...law and dictate terms of access to EU vessels of EU Member States. Instead, agreeing a bilateral agreement with the EU is the best way forward. Research for the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) suggests a preferential regime with EU Member States which currently fish UK waters would be necessary. If the UK fails to do this and pursues unilateralism,...
The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...Law, a company would require an interdict served to every member of an occupation to prevent the continuation of their ‘unlawful’ behaviour. The cumbersome nature of this process meant that it had not been used by any organisation to force an end to an occupation. However, in 1982 there were two cases of an interdict being sought – at British Leyland, Bathgate and...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...Law. The slow pace of legal reform in the United States led thinkers to put forward the idea that racism is normal in American society. (An argument that is becoming more mainstream now.) Critical Race Theory particularly wanted to look at the way education supports young people to develop citizenship values, and give young people the means to critique the racism which it...
How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...Law professor and author of the 2017 book Chokehold: Policing Black Men, refers to as a ‘more liberal framing’ approach to the problems between Black communities and the police. Butler refers to this as the approach espoused by the US’s Obama administration. It emphasises ‘the need to bring people together alongside tangible reforms like more body cameras and...