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What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?
Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

...course, throughout history there has always been a degree of racism and resistance to “foreign” foods, but for the most part these tastes have become embraced and firmly appropriated into the British diet. Perhaps then we can take heart during this uncertain time that merging cultures will be a British tradition that is set to continue. Because what started as the...
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Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?
History & The Arts

Who is in the wrong in the Ashley Madison hack?

...course, where Ashley Madison differs to other products or services being marketed by sex is that it is actually all about sex. Guilt is the other marketing technique that Ashley Madison seem to have used to their profit. Like sex, it has long been used to make us purchase things we don’t necessarily want or need. From cream cakes (“naughty but nice”) to rescue dogs...
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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...courses on LGBT history and queer studies today. Going mainstream Tangerine offers a chance to revisit these issues, and is receiving similar levels of attention. It is filmed on a super low budget using a $8 phone app that delivers a close up, social realist edge to a story that crosses the boundaries of drama and documentary. The script was co-crafted with the lead...
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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...course, one would expect marked variability between 2 individuals in their ability to endure starvation. As suggested in a Scientific American article by Alan Lieberson, The duration of survival without food is greatly influenced by factors such as body weight, genetic variation, other health considerations and, most importantly, the presence or absence of dehydration. I...
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
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Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?

...courses are always full. So, that’s to partly explain how we’ve come to Brexit – Europe’s historical schism. It’s also to do with soft power veering out of control. Too much attraction. Appeal gone bonkers. True, the actual amount of foreigners in Britain is way lower than their perceived numbers, but ultimately, in the ballot box, it’s how voters feel that...
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The 2016 race enters the home straight
Society, Politics & Law

The 2016 race enters the home straight

...course, no statistical problem with a biased poll so long as it is consistently biased – that is, in the same direction and by about the same amount. This makes it easy to de-bias. And yet, the RealClearPolitics poll average takes this one at face value, simply adding it to the pool to produce an overall average. Because of the peculiarity of the American election...
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Language is collateral damage in the gig economy
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Language is collateral damage in the gig economy

...course, the use of new words or old words in new ways to promote a certain worldview is not only the preserve of those wishing to hide dubious or deadly practices. Terms such as ‘gay’ or ‘special needs’ are now well-established but were originally introduced to counter negative perceptions of particular minority groups. It could be said that all the examples above...
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Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Theresa May called for a snap election?

...course, isn’t the main reason she’s doing this. What this victory will give May (as well as the chance to crush Labour before it comes to its senses and gets itself a new leader) is a whole bunch of new Tory backbenchers who, whatever their views on Europe and other issues, will know full well that they owe their place on the green benches mainly to her. That almost...
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