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Inside the mind of Trump's true believers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Inside the mind of Trump's true believers

...health care could be so complicated.” And, of course, Trump had no political or public sector experience to inform his most controversial decisions. Yet he masterfully parlayed this shortcoming into the virtue of being an “outsider” battling an entrenched Washington establishment. Hoffer viewed “true believers” as craving “a new life – a rebirth – or,...
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How to keep your kidneys healthy
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to keep your kidneys healthy

...health and emphasis is placed on the preventative aspects of care, to minimise the risk of kidney disease...10 March is World Kidney Day! Learn more by exploring www.worldkidneyday.org What are the kidneys and what do they do? [A medical model with detachable organs laid out on a pink background] The kidneys are paired bean-shaped organs located in the lower back region....
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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...public services such as infrastructure, health care, education, employment and other social services. Of course, not all states provide citizens with the same kinds or quality of services. Likewise, successive governments may not always provide the same kinds of services as their predecessors. While one government may be concerned with the issue of national defence and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Libraries NI learning hub
OpenLearn Ireland

Libraries NI learning hub

This OpenLearn hub, prepared in collaboration with Libraries NI, features a collection of free online resources designed to support mental health, wellbeing and learning and development.
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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...health and safety and how to ‘prep a frame’. You are then left to your own devices. “We come in each day and break down our mail. It comes to us in boxes and we tie these down into bundles and bags to assist with our own delivery.” Casual workers/temps are treated differently within the workforce, they are trained less than permanent workers as well. Postal...
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Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'
Society, Politics & Law

Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of 'migration control'

...health care or other support for lengthening periods. Increasing racism and hostility towards minority ethnic and religious groups are part of making life unbearable for some of those who have fled persecution. A hostile environment In 2012, home secretary Theresa May set out to “create a really hostile environment for illegal migrants”. Beginning in 2015, new...
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'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...public sphere and highlight racial disparities within the criminal justice systems in both the UK and the US. One response (by politicians, governments, the media, police forces) is to blame the individual officers involved in the incident, labelling them as ‘bad apples’, i.e. a few individual police officers deemed to be solely responsible for these so-called...
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Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...public sector since the GFA do not stand up to scrutiny. Rather a successively weak private sector and a historical legacy of large staple industries seems a better explanation. Figure 1 below displays the relative performance of Gross National Product (GDP) per head in Northern Ireland since 1998. What appears to be common to all conflicts is that economic inequality is...
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