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Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?
History & The Arts

Do tax breaks work well for promoting creative industries?

...do. In Ireland’s case, an industry has been built up from near nothing! However, indirect subsidies can accomplish much more, in both the financial and creative sense. They are better for the industry on a range of levels and should be utilised more. Charles Kenny was writing in 2013. This article originally appeared on AnimationAnomaly.com under a CC-BY-SA licence....
Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...in 1840, Benjamin Disraeli shared his passion for the Bavarian capital...[Benjamin Disraeli] The destiny of nations appears to have decreed that a society should periodically, though rarely, flourish, characterised by its love of the Fine Arts, and its capacity of ideal creation. These occasional and brilliant ebullitions of human invention elevate the race of man; they
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...Writing on her blog ScienceIntegrityDigest, Twitter, and PubPeer, she is an expert in detecting inappropriately duplicated or manipulated photographic images and plagiarised text in biomedical literature. Her investigative work has been featured in many international portals, including Nature News, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Interview Kaustubh: The...
Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...write down everything you know about yourself and your immediate family, concentrating on names, dates of birth, marriage and death, and where these events took place - geography plays an important part in tracing your family tree, as people have a habit of moving around the country. Next, talk to your family, especially the older generations who should be able to...
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...Writing migrants back into NHS history: addressing a ‘collective amnesia’ and its policy implications’, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol. 103 (10): 392-396. ‘The Long History of Migrant Workers in the NHS, Immigration News UK, April 9, 2020: https://immigrationnews.co.uk/history-of-overseas-workers-in-the-nhs/ UNISON Scotland: Overseas Nurses Network:...
The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...Writing to the press he stated he had ‘never come across a more intelligent set of young women anywhere’. (as reported in the Dumfries Standard & Advertiser on 10th April 1912, page 6: ‘Ryedale Factory Strike: Concert in Aid of Strike Funds. The letter was in the same paper on 8th April 1912, page 4: ‘Glovemakers’ Strike’). Moving to Arbitration On 13th April...
Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...write this from the perspective of a white western European mother, grandmother. I know there will be people and cultures that will have different views about how we should prepare for death, but in this series of articles I will be focusing on my thoughts about western practices, especially those I have experienced in England, UK. “ What’s the problem we are facing?...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters

...writing, editing and broadcasting.” Veganism here is reduced to a taste preference, or consumer disposition – just one dietary option among several – rather than an ethical imperative directed towards eliminating the human exploitation of other animals. In his initial response, Sitwell says his previous “good behaviour” is evidence that this recent episode is...