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Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?

...leadership campaign – interventions that weren’t just counter-productive, but also rather disingenuous. [Jeremy Corbyn] A more honest punchline might have gone something like: “Want to win elections? Get yourself a massive electoral bias!” – or even: “Your heart is with Jeremy Corbyn? Great, he’s a better Labour recruiter than even I was!” Because, make no...
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Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...leadership of the Monroe (North Carolina) chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Significantly, he was the first civil rights leader to advocate against non-violence. In 1959, after a jury in Monroe acquitted a white man of the attempted rape of a black woman, Williams pronounced on the court steps: It is time for Negro men to...
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From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...leadership, through The Open University, which I successfully completed in 2013. Working for the OU [Female student studying at home]Without sounding like a cliche, The Open University opened my life to a career that everyone else said was not possible. The OU vision is ‘to reach more students with learning that meets their needs and enriches society’. This resembled...
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Impossible Peace 2: Introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Introduction

...leadership [Photo of Brian Rowan, a former BBC correspondent in Belfast and an author on the peace process.]Brian Rowan is a former BBC correspondent in Belfast and an author on the peace process. This is the latest publication drawn from the thousands of pieces of information that I have logged within my archive; the notes, diaries, tapes, statements and reflections that...
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Is it a good thing that Donald Trump trusts Vladimir Putin?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it a good thing that Donald Trump trusts Vladimir Putin?

...leadership was quick to assure Lyndon Johnson that it trusted him, but its goodwill evaporated after a few months due to what the Soviet leadership saw as Johnson’s duplicity and harmful intentions. Brezhnev’s early trust in president-elect Jimmy Carter withered after Carter repeatedly failed to demonstrate any empathy for the needs of a Soviet leader. Trust can also...
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How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?
Society, Politics & Law

How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?

...leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, the party is severely disadvantaged among many British Indian voters. Particular pressure points include the economy, welfare, housing, issues surrounding caste and even foreign policy. Corbyn’s old-fashioned social democratic model of political economy – high taxes funding an all-encompassing welfare state designed for mass wealth...
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How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...leadership across education as a sector and society more generally to help overcome feelings of powerlessness, futility, or limited gains from their actions. This requires EfS to be on the political agenda and to be valued by the commercial sector as part of the solution going forwards. In the run-up to World Environment Day 2021, two further students on the same module...
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...leadership while shaping events that resonated with their peers. Their journey illustrates the transformative power of community. Watch the video with the reflections on the Interns’ journey to lead the Black STEM Hub. Transcript Feedback from participants reinforces this link between belonging, persistence and achievement. Students who engaged with the Hub reported...
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