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Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?

...classed as non-essential luxury items. Can the government lift the tax? A long-term solution is difficult, because the current UK government is bound by the negotiations of a previous administration that took place four decades ago. Although unpopular with campaigners, the action of MPs to vote against the amendment is understandable: the UK is required to apply EU law...
Can your friend be your therapist?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can your friend be your therapist?

...classed as private and confidential and so may encourage discussion of topics that it would be too embarrassing to mention to friends. The therapist will have a structured approach to their interaction with their client which is based on psychological theories, training and supervised practice. Friends interact with each other in an intuitive manner and are unlikely to...
Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...class is a one-to-one discussion, reading of a text together or going over a student’s piece of writing. Other times it is a loud discussion spoken across several languages, fragments of it translated back to English. Stories have become a commodity Students engage with the course and their own stories for different purposes. Some have been writing their stories and...
What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...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 advanced via dog-whistle tactics. Trump has picked it up and turned into a blunt...
What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?
History & The Arts

What makes near-future Sci-Fi especially scary?

...class. Women are rated according to their ability to reproduce in a near-future where environmental disasters and rampant sexually transmitted diseases have rendered much of the population infertile. Amid growing fears of religious conservatism in Trump’s America, Samira Wiley, one of the stars in the new adaptation, remarks that it “is showing us the climate we’re...
Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop
Society, Politics & Law

Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop

...class. Freedom of movement will not exist until all passports (and citizenship) are of equal value. Fifa – style passport rankings are an insult to the people who cannot travel or migrate safely. Thank you for this thought –provoking exhibition. There were two other responses that were particularly interesting, highlighting very different approaches to citizenship. To...
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?

...class, trust in Zuma has collapsed since he was returned to power for a second term in 2014. Last year, the ANC suffered its first major electoral setbacks since the advent of democracy in 1994 when it lost control of three major city governments in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. Now, its political management skills appear to be in disarray as factionalism and...
Catalonia: What happens now?
Society, Politics & Law

Catalonia: What happens now?

...class support base will be horrified by the current crisis. Around 1,000 companies are moving their headquarters out of Catalonia amid the recent instability, which may also further dent support for the avowedly pro-business PDeCAT. It’s possible that its radical left bedfellows the ERC will emerge as the dominant pro-independence force in the December election. The...