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Do independent enterprises really matter?
Money & Business

Do independent enterprises really matter?

...economically and socially resilient in comparison with ‘footloose’ corporations that can wreak havoc through disinvestments and relocations. There are, of course, many more arguments that could be presented on either side. The jury is out, so I will close with a few questions that we hope to return to in a future update: What could be done to encourage entrepreneurs...
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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...economic and social changes in the US – primarily, though not solely, working-class whites. With this uncanny skill, he has magnified a form of identity politics the Republicans have long been using to appease and mobilise their base. This experiment in political engineering began in earnest back in the early 1990s. It was until recently an insidious thing, usually...
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Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
Health, Sports & Psychology

Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'

...economic constraints mean that not everyone can get the care that you would want for them. We see how difficult it is to manage the daily pressures in a busy hospital and how this comes down to meticulous planning, organisation, good and bad luck, and ultimately what happens can be out of the control of many individuals no matter how skilled or senior they are. We see...
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After Manchester: Pause, and carry on
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Pause, and carry on

...economic, political and social, in the make-up of these attackers. If Donald Trump has groped towards a kind of truth in his usual, idiosyncratic response – and he very well may have done just that – with the claim that these people are first and foremost society’s “losers”, then we must examine what it is exactly that makes them so. Again, none of this is to...
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What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?
Society, Politics & Law

What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?

...economically active) and the bad (not working). Access to benefits, healthcare and pensions is promised to the good while the most vulnerable remain ignored – not forgotten, mind you, as they seem to have been deliberately excluded. How the status will be evidenced is also another matter. Is a system of ID cards going to be implemented? Will it apply only to a specific...
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What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?

...Economic Freedom Fighter’s leader Julius Malema employed a well-known Africa proverb: “When you want to eat an elephant you do it bit by bit”. Zuma’s political death is proving to be a protracted affair. There was an air of expectation yesterday that recent allegations of “state capture” – attested to by a welter of evidence from the so-called #guptaleaks...
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What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?
Society, Politics & Law

What's in store for Angela Merkel's fourth term?

...economic security is under threat. At one level, people could hardly be bothered about the election. Even so, social media posts exploded with rage and Merkel’s car was pelted with tomatoes at appearances in the east – her home territory. The voters sensed that a change was overdue, but calculated that in practice all votes – other than for the radical outliers of...
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Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth
Education & Development

Using sources: Considering breadth as well as depth

...economic value changes over the decade’); don’t just add them in as an afterthought! Thinking differently about digital sources Today we may feel overwhelmed by digital content. A search engine query can reveal thousands of possible sources for the information you require. You may reflect on how the search for sources has changed over the last decade or so; from a...
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