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Banking crimes without end
Society, Politics & Law

Banking crimes without end

...public purse, via a series of bailouts – the first tranche of which had amounted to the tune of £850bn before the end of 2009. The financial commitments made by Governments since September 2008 have included purchasing shares in banks to enable re-capitalization, indemnifying the Bank of England against losses incurred in providing liquidity support, underwriting...
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Home education for children with special educational needs
Education & Development

Home education for children with special educational needs

...publications/teachers-standards SEND Code of Practice https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25 EYFS https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 Bower, C. (2019) ‘“Um, I was getting bullied at school because I didn’t believe in god”: one family’s experience of autism, school and home...
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5 benefits of going sober this October
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of going sober this October

...health' is embedded on the right.] 1. Health In just one month of avoiding alcohol, you should notice a drop in blood pressure and an improvement to your immune system, helping you to fight against any cold or flu – perfect as you enter the colder months. And your liver will thank you for the nice break; this hard-working organ is so vital, aiding over 500 of your...
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Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...public goods Commodities or services that benefit all of society. * reparations There are many ways to define reparations. The dictionary definition is ‘the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury.’ The International Centre for Transitional Justice states that ‘Reparations are meant to acknowledge and repair the causes...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Society, Politics & Law

From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements

...into shared ground through urgent solidarity”. You will then have the opportunity to explore how those interactions were complemented, during the event, by interactive aspects that invited public audiences to take part and to reflect on their own civic positioning, identity, and ethical responsibility towards aspects of citizenship, migration and the refugee crisis....
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Imagining Scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Imagining Scientists

...The Open University's Dr Richard Holliman reflects on the findings of a research project called 'Invisible Witnesses' to explore these questions. In so doing he considers some of the implications of the 1950s stereotype for how scientists are perceived in the public sphere... Imagining Scientists Looking at the 'mad scientist' stereotype and comparing it with reality....
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Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?

...Publications Act 1959. This act is well-recognised as out-of-date and difficult to interpret. Prosecutions under the act have demonstrated that the public conception of what amounts to obscene behaviour is notoriously difficult to pin down. When the Crown Prosecution Service confidently prosecuted Michael Peacock in 2012 for producing DVDs featuring urination, fisting and...
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
Society, Politics & Law

Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result

...public spending. But when the Greeks appealed for help in December 2014, Europe said “no”. That is what ultimately opened the path for Alexis Tsipras. And the situation continued. Between January and July 2015, Europe refused to reopen talks. Now it’s September and the new support package that was discussed this summer has led to the further postponement of debt...
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