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Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood
Society, Politics & Law

Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood

...families with children over 18-years-old and has a short-term holding facility for men. For nearly two years, I’ve been researching and volunteering as a “befriender” and trustee with Yarl’s Wood Befrienders, a charitable volunteer visitors’ group that offers emotional and practical support to women migrants and asylum seekers detained in Yarl’s Wood....
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St Lucia reimagined: marketing a Swedish festive icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

St Lucia reimagined: marketing a Swedish festive icon

...Families also observe the day by having one of their daughters (traditionally the eldest) dress as Lucia and serve breakfast in bed to the rest of the family. [A typical Luciatåg (candlelit procession), at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, 14 December 2016.]A typical Luciatåg (candlelit procession) The origins of St Lucia’s Day St Lucia’s Day is rooted in...
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What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?
History & The Arts

What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?

...History courses and qualifications [The Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) inspecting SS soldiers in 1937] The Duke of Windsor inspecting SS soldiers in 1937 King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate in 1936, and soon took the title of the Duke of Windsor. He has always been known for his pro-Nazi sympathies. However, the extent of his betrayal could never be fully verified due...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...history. Welfare Susan Harkness, reader in social policy, University of Bath The reversal of the decision to cut tax credits provides welcome relief to the 3.3m families who would have been £1,300 a year worse off next April. Yet, while the announcement is to be welcomed, the longer term outlook for low income families is worrying. The reversal does not extend to the new...
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Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...families in a society which is based on neoliberal principles, where individuals are expected to take responsibility not only to provide for their families but also to work on themselves to better themselves with minimum support from the state. In family situations this translates to the practices of intensive parenting, which essentially describes the competitive nature...
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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

...history of the 20th century she was, says Andy Medhurst...[Cilla Black] Cilla Black was the only woman to have two number-one hits in the group-swamped mid-1960s pop charts. She was also a working-class woman entrusted at just 24 with fronting prime-time BBC Saturday-night television and the only female host simultaneously to front two ratings-devouring behemoths of 80s...
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Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022

...history with our timeline...["Princess Lilibet" picture from Time Magazine Cover, (April 29, 1929.)]"Princess Lilibet" picture from Time Magazine Cover, (April 29, 1929.)1926 - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born at 02:40 on 21 April 1926 to Prince Albert, Duke of York and Elizabeth, Duchess of York. Her grandfather was King George V. Her...
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What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
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What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...family member of an EU citizen. Suitability is a criminal background check to ensure the individual is not a threat to public security. Settled and pre-settled status The official date of withdrawal – March 29, 2019 – is not the deadline for accruing the five years needed for permanent residency. Instead, if EU citizens and their families have been continuously...
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