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Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father
Society, Politics & Law

Keeping Mum: learning how to be a father

...English cities, prime minister David Cameron described the violent scenes around the country as the result of a ‘slow-motion moral collapse’, and he laid the blame on (among other things) ‘children without fathers, schools without discipline and reward without effort’. He wasn’t the only one to see absent fathers as part of the problem: from across the political...
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Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...English cities in August 2011 were the latest events to trigger vigorous debate,about the state of British youth in general, but with a particular focus on the so-called ‘problem’ of boys. Media pundits and politicians have offered a wide range of explanations for the current ‘crisis’ in young masculinity. These have included the decline in traditional masculine...
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Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?
Money & Business

Making the conversion: How does being a Rugby World Cup host city help a local economy?

...English rugby’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union, anticipates that World Cup tourists will spend time exploring the UK as well, following their respective teams’ progress over the 44-day tournament. Here’s how host cities are capitalising on their trips. During the games The economies of the world cup’s host cities are expected to boom as they benefit from...
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Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for

...prospect. A product of the Paris Saint-Germain academy he plays as a defensive midfielder and loves to win the ball and launch attacks. While these 4 are players to watch, England fans will be hoping that the real stars are young English players such as Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer and that 14 July 2024 becomes a day that ranks alongside 30 July 1966....
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Rwanda: an open and shut case?
Society, Politics & Law

Rwanda: an open and shut case?

...English. Moreover, members of the refugee status determination committee, it was argued, lacked sufficient expertise and training in asylum law. These issues had resulted, the court heard, in a real risk of genuine asylum seekers being ‘refouled’ by Rwanda – in other words, having their claims wrongly dismissed, and consequently being sent back to countries such as...
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COVID Chronicles from the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

COVID Chronicles from the Margins

...English subtitles creates a dialogue inside the film between the soundscape, the human voice which sounds like music, and the written text. As we travel through the streets, we are struck by a sense of absence – the absence of people, crowds the hustle and bustle of city life but also the visibility of the new street royalty. The homeless have become the princes and...
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Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment

...English hospital with positive outcomes for those living with chronic longterm conditions – intervention, perhaps, by some unseen magical force? The British Astrological and Psychic Society saw a dramatic increase in demands for readings following the banking crisis and credit crunch from 2008. It seems even bankers and accountants who usually put their faith in...
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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University...Although you are likely to have dealt with both male and female call centre agents, the fact is that 71% of workers in the global call centre industry are female. Dubbed the “female ghetto” or, more positively, “female-friendly workplaces”, women are significantly over-represented in call centres....
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