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Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks
Nature & Environment

Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks

...economic imperatives which make governments and oil companies keen to exploit shale gas. Can the gap between the two sides be closed?...An issue as controversial as fracking is bound to lead to some emotional debates. Lively protests in the UK against the onshore oil extraction technique have led to arrests and one even saw designer Vivienne Westwood drive a tank up to...
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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...economic risk and take action? How does TCFD work? TCFD has four pillars. For us they might translate as: Take control Identify and assess the climate risks you face Decide how to manage them Set targets to reach where you need to be Deciding to ‘take control’, I start with my main assets: my home, my earning capacity, and my savings. Checking information produced by...
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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

...economic and the trade components, their rationale extends into broader, and longer-term strategic issues like security, society and constructive reform. External forces [Image of Deutsche Bank against blue sky] But Deutsche Bank’s intervention on the Brexit issue has highlighted that businesses operating in the UK are reviewing their position. Deutsche has set up a...
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Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London

...economic justice and democracy. In Hong Kong, the camp had been closed down long before I was able to get there to conduct my research. My plan was to interview camp participants and my interviewees came primarily from two political groupings: Left 21 and FM 101. I interviewed Left 21 activists one at a time, face-to-face in public places such as noodle bars and tea...
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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

...economic, social and health implications. The NHS Trust Association’s website, designed for use by health service professionals, lists crystal healing, dowsing and flower therapy amongst the recommended complementary and alternative therapies available. Spiritual healing has been trialled in a major English hospital with positive outcomes for those living with chronic...
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Machiavelli and Political power
Society, Politics & Law

Machiavelli and Political power

...Economics at Trinity College, Oxford then studied for his doctorate at the University of Glasgow, where he went on to teach. He’s currently with the Open University Philosophy Department. A specialist in political philosophy, here he gives Ever Wondered? political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli’s tips to climbing the greasy pole to power. "Politics is about power and we...
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The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill
History & The Arts

The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill

...economic gain also came to nothing. By the 1830s, the majority of treadmills in Britain no longer ground grain or drove looms – some never had. Advances in industrial technology meant that this type of human labour wasn’t needed, or where it was it unfairly competed with the labour performed outside the prison. At best, the power produced by the treadmill was used to...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...economic reasons and limited transport options as causes of health inequalities, providing some solutions being undertaken by MK Parks Trust. This article will examine the issues of inequalities with regard to diversity and safety issues. Discrimination and cultural issues can also mean some individuals and communities are less likely to access nature, or to have a...
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