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London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago
Society, Politics & Law

London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago

...course the bedroom tax. The London protests were a reaction to the effective social cleansing of working-class residents by Tory/Lib Dem coaliton policy. Local tenants' organisations and protest groups have also been formed to co-ordinate discontent. Meanwhile, Corbyn’s Labour is proposing the biggest social-housing programme since the 1970s. This is all exactly 100...
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Why we should remember the Armenians
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should remember the Armenians

...by the latest developments in technology. What the future shall bring to the Armenians as country and people only God knows of course. Who knows, if climate change destroys the globe through money-greed and idiocy, it is likely that mankind shall once again descend from the same mountain of Ararat. If we forget the Armenians we forget our history and imperil our future....
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Why is Netball and other team sports so important for female sports participation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Netball and other team sports so important for female sports participation?

...as netball, have an exciting and important role to play in the future of keeping women active. [A photograph of people in netball bibs high-fiving on a netball court.]Netball can be a social lifeline for some.Show descriptionA photograph of people in netball bibs high-fiving on a netball court. Explore more women in sport Fanatical about sport? Try one of our free courses...
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How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...course of the next 10 days, I would very much appreciate. Feel free to call me or have your assistant connect with my assistant to set up a call. I will be in Europe till the 19th. Best regards, Paul Email 2: From: Anthony Fauci Sent: February 13, 2020 To: Paul Stoffel Subject: RE: COVID-19 vaccine development Paul: Thanks for the note. I will have Patty Conrad try to...
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Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
History & The Arts

Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia

...course, my thesis has obvious limitations, including a very narrow sample. More expansive research will be needed not only to highlight diversity in deaf discourse but to also close the anecdotal gap between Islam and disability. I look forward to expanding on my honours thesis and conducting further research to meet these research desiderata. At the moment, I am working...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...course. SENSITIVITY STATEMENT We appreciate that FGM is a highly sensitive subject area, and that this podcast contains content about the practice and impact of FGM that some listeners might find emotionally challenging and distressing. Please do prioritise your well-being and skip sections, pause, or stop the recording where needed. If you are affected by FGM or by what...
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...course, there’s a bias in the news towards reporting negative stories rather than positive ones. Social workers are in the news when there’s a problem, and where a case goes wrong there’s a culture of looking for an individual person or an individual agency to hold accountable. But is the entertainment media any different? Plot device in TV dramas My second study...
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Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star
History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...opened up with Surprise Surprise (a mawkish vehicle specialising in family reunions which Victoria Wood memorably skewered in her satirical drama Pat and Margaret) and Blind Date, the win-a-person dating gameshow which could justifiably be called the defining ITV programme of its decade. Unsurprisingly it was not short of critics. In a memorably affronted appearance on...
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