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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...table and she reaches to turn off a light switch. It’s all very down to earth and practical. The thing I note here is how the Newsround team have taken enormous care over the editorial tone that frames the story of climate change, recognising that this news could be potentially alarming for their audience. They also suggest something that young people can do by running...
Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?
History & The Arts

Is New Day a false dawn for the print industry?

...table? David Bowie dies: the internet reacts to the death of the rock legend https://t.co/ulruJGYsru via @YouTube — Steve Skrocki (@skrocki) January 17, 2016 Transcript It’s true that good quality analysis is rarer online – many independent bloggers could use a sharp sub-editor to curb their self-indulgence and word counts, let alone correct their legal faux pas and...
COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...Framework (agreed formats for accounting tables). The world’s Nations took some important steps toward limiting future global heating at COP26. I’ve worked my entire 30-year career on this topic and it is, therefore, something of a bitter-sweet moment: 25 years better later than never! [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
Why the UK can't take business support for the EU for granted
Society, Politics & Law

Why the UK can't take business support for the EU for granted

...different. The CBI might bring some powerful voices to the table in support of staying in, but in case that fails, Cameron will also have to offer reassurances to CEOs about a potential post-Brexit future, emphasising stability and continuity for companies that might consider relocating. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...table reflects how the self-employed have been paying lower national insurance than people who are employed on the same earnings. The big one: pensions The state retirement pension is by far and away the largest benefit covered by the national insurance fund. In 2016-17, the fund paid out £98 billion in benefits, of which £92 billion (94%) was for state pensions. For...
Saudi Arabia is paying a heavy price for Iran’s global rehabilitation
Society, Politics & Law

Saudi Arabia is paying a heavy price for Iran’s global rehabilitation

...table between the two men that has some dark pink and white flowers on.] Saudi-American relations aren’t what they were. Reuters/Carlo Allegri Despite its rather perverse assumption of the rotating leadership of the UN Human Rights Council, Saudi Arabia more and more finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons – the beheading and crucifixion sentence...
Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

...table). The numbers identifying as Christian, in particular, are falling, with some growth in numbers of Muslim, Hindu and Sikh worshippers. The biggest growth was in those choosing the category ‘no religion’, yet the number identifying with ‘other religions’ also grew; and among those ‘other religions’ is Spiritualism. Religious composition in England and...
The Celtic origins of the Welsh language
Education & Development

The Celtic origins of the Welsh language

...table shows some words in Gaelic, Irish, Welsh and Cornish which seem to suggest that they developed from one common Celtic language. SCOTTISH GAELIC IRISH GAELIC WELSH CORNISH ENGLISH aimsir aimsir amser - time, weather anail anáil anadl anall breath cath cath cad kas battle caol caol cul cul slender cnò cnó cneuen know nut creamh creamh craf - wild garlic cù cú ci...