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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...Businesses must let us use their facilities but obviously, during covid, there weren’t businesses open or there might not even be a business nearby. We are out for 6 hours, it is hard enough in day-to-day circumstances but it is even worse when you are on your period, going through menopause, heavy or unexpected flow. Managers will say if you have to break off and go to...
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The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982

...Business Park'.] The former Lovable factory in Wardpark South. Now subdivided units called the 'Cumbernauld Business Park', January 2022. Picture by Thomas Smillie Photography. Lovable’s Cumbernauld operations quickly grew. As well as the factory in the Wardpark South Industrial Estate, two miles from Cumbernauld town centre, they opened warehouse facilities in the...
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...business community, and that is the central point of this article – the carbon emissions of remote workers. Scopes of responsibility As businesses implement sustainability, climate and NetZero strategies they become acutely aware of the responsibilities beholden upon them across three specific climate-focused scopes. These scopes of responsibility have been defined by...
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Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?
History & The Arts

Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?

...business. But the Athenian political system is tied particularly closely to our own because it was – I’m tempted to say first and foremost – a spectator sport. Much of the time, meetings of the Athenian Assembly resembled an explosive televised debate, as politicians vied with each other in what was often the equivalent of a popularity contest. We’re lucky to know...
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The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...money and arms, and assurances of a vaguely defined territory in the Middle East as a reward for fighting the Ottomans. This was the Arab Revolt, a campaign immortalised by a British adviser to Hussein’s forces, Thomas Edward Lawrence – Lawrence of Arabia. Hussein’s forces took over Mecca, and besieged Medina. Mecca was the holiest city in Islam; it was where the...
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Migrant businesswomen and the census
Society, Politics & Law

Migrant businesswomen and the census

...Census: migration, gender, and business, and shows how art-based approaches such as storytelling can be used to communicate quantitative Census data. Project team: Dr Carry van Lieshout (The Open University), Gunjan Sondhi (The Open University). Partners: ReWomen (Women of Management and Enterprise Network), CREME (Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship)...
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Changing the way we work
Money & Business

Changing the way we work

...our ability to invent and form relationships will be even more essential assets for business in the future. Organisational Forms How individuals are linked up as “virtual teams”, in ever-changing combinations to cater for the market at any given moment. Network organisations The distinction between competitor, customer, supplier and manager is now much less defined....
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Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...money to consumers; and restricting price promotions on larger portion and package sizes. The researchers suggest that some of the highlighted actions to limit portion size are likely to require regulation or legislation, helped by active demand from the public for changes to the food environment. “At the moment, it is all too easy – and often better value for money...
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