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Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...laws and developing policy, no? Possibly. It’s easy to overlook the startling fact there are more men currently sitting as MPs in this parliament than the total number of women elected to serve since 1918. This shows that there is a long history to consider when we think about equality and discrimination in professions and organisations – a legacy that will take a...
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Why do we need free speech?
History & The Arts

Why do we need free speech?

...law...[Person holding a sign for free speech] But that wasn’t always the case. And in many parts of the world today, like China, Russia and Turkey, governments are cracking down on free speech and protest through censorship, surveillance and mass detention. Meanwhile in the West, there have been worries that misinformation and disinformation spread through social media...
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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...law. While it is often said that the rock is claimed by the Republic of Ireland, this has been disputed by Leo Varadkar, the Taoiseach, speaking in 2019: ‘We don't have a claim on it. We don't accept any other sovereign claim on it’. Ownership of the rock is also disputed by Denmark – on behalf of the Faroes - and by Iceland. One very small rock, measuring just 70...
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Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...law. This raised questions about whether the Home Office is deliberately outsourcing the abuse of migrants to security companies, thus shifting responsibility from itself to those doing the state’s bidding. Misery as Business? Since the time of their inception, private security companies have been driven by the quest for higher profits. These companies by definition are...
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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?

...law and fought for Coburg’s acceptance. This resulted in him not just being welcomed in British drawing rooms, but most importantly, by the royals, including the Duke of Windsor. Royal secrets Coburg was first invited in January 1932 to Sandringham to see George V and Queen Mary during their Christmas break. Despite the war, Queen Mary had renewed contacts with her...
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How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
History & The Arts

How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?

...law was still in effect, who then went on to participate in mainstream American culture. Her deep connection to the southern freedom movement was familial and spiritual as well as musical – her father was actively involved with Democratic party politics and the civil rights movement. Politicians and activists – along with many of the gospel superstars of the day –...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...law officers review the case. Certainly, John’s sentence begs the question whether a young man of colour, and/or a Muslim, convicted of possessing literature promoting other forms of extremism, would have received a similar sentence. Another unusual detail of the judgement is also open to question: the assumption that those who hold violently racist views might be...
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Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...laws that science and philosophy can discover. Everything else is a matter of private conscience. The TTP immediately caused a scandal, with one contemporary describing it as a book ‘forged in hell by the Devil himself’. Copies were impounded and burnt. But its arguments about democracy, freedom of speech and religious toleration would transform Europe, influencing...
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