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Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?

...class values. [Flashman bookcover] Book cover of Flashman by George Macdonald Fraser, (London: The Book club Edition, 1970) A year later George MacDonald Fraser’s Harry Paget Flashman (1969) – the imperial antihero who everyone mistakenly lauds – made his first appearance in the eponymous novels. Drummed out of Rugby at the end of Thomas Hughes’ 'Tom Brown’s...
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What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...class. The men we spoke to were keenly aware of influences – from family, peers, teachers, media – encouraging them to conform to certain models of masculinity. One said: “There is pressure everywhere to tell you what man you should be.” Another added: “You have to be a young man who’s got a nice house, who’s got a nice car, who’s got a family with kids,...
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Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...class. It is conceivable that these socialised differences carry over into the workplace. These differences then show up particularly clearly in highly regimented workplaces, where following instructions and meeting targets is how your performance is measured. Greater female rule keeping would explain both these phenomena. But while rule compliance is valued and rewarded...
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Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?
Science, Maths & Technology

Deplaning: Why is the 747 coming to the end of the runway?

...class holiday goers rather than just the privileged few. [A cargo-carrying 747] However, the venerable Boeing 747 may be nearing the end of its production life – its manufacturing rate is to be halved to six a year. A shift towards newer and more efficient aircraft that can land at smaller (and so more) airports and a tendency to use former passenger planes for freight...
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Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...class suburbs of my observations are evidently keen to set children on the path of reading and formal literacy learning from a very young age. But what will children actually learn from practices such as those described here? That reading is a matter of duty but also something dirty? My – admittedly unsystematic – observations are not unique to Australian libraries,...
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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...classes. Without physical work, their bodies wither and weaken, so must be exercised. Which is where the inventors came in. In 1797, the Monthly Magazine announced a new patent for Francis Lowndes’s Gymnasticon, the earliest of static exercise machines. The magazine explained that it may be of use “when peculiar or sedentary occupations enforce confinement to the...
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Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...class in the British Isles. This was one of the most distinctive aspects of the Glasgow-region. Glasgow was at the epi-centre of the Empire, with trading links across the globe but in addition to its status as an important port, it was the paramount centre for shipbuilding, engineering and other heavy industries. A large proportion of its workforce were engaged in work in...
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The rise of the Roses
Health, Sports & Psychology

The rise of the Roses

...classes, gym or swimming). The B2N scheme remains active in various locations across England. With the pandemic hitting, participation figures and the Roses missing out on Bronze in Birmingham 2022, the World Cup this year is a much-needed platform to build on the new post-pandemic era of grassroots netball by achieving success on a world stage. Explore more women in...
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