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Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...World War, with a ‘Shadow Factory’ established at Hillington on the Southwestern outskirts of Glasgow. Work at this plant, to produce ‘Merlin’ aeroengines for RAF Spitfires and other warplanes, shadowed an established Rolls-Royce factory at Derby which, being further south and east, was more easily reached by the Luftwaffe. In the post-war period, at the East...
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Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...world that reflects our desires and anxieties back to us while also obscuring the complexities of a shifting global reality. The title refers to an idea coined to describe the last years of the Soviet Union. Here everyone knew that the ‘planned economy’ was failing but politicians, leaders and citizens all went along with the pretence of a functioning society. What...
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Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation
History & The Arts

Mizuki Shigeru: An appreciation

...World War II, Mizuki served as a conscript in the Japanese Imperial Army, and was stationed on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea. His horrible experiences of war on the island (many of which he documented in a variety of books that are available in English translation), which included losing an arm and then being cared for by the local inhabitants of the island,...
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What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...worlds, but it can change us psychologically as well. Transcript As you work your way through this course, you will have the chance to participate in both reading and writing activities and experience for yourself what happens to you when you read....What happens to you when you read?: Introduction - Reading as a form of entertainment has a long history. Not only does a...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...world, the New Union Flag transforms the traditional Union Jack from an archetype of uniformity into a dynamic and celebrational on-going performance of diversity. While this flag started as a reflection on the UK’s colonial legacy, its design is ever-changing to reflect the ongoing cultural diversity in the UK. An important disclaimer Please acknowledge that various...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...world's tallest flag pole flies the Tajik flag over the capital, Dushanbe Dilshod Nazarov — remember the name. People in Tajikistan will not be forgetting it in a hurry. Nazarov sealed the country's first ever gold medal in the hammer throw in Rio 2016 on August 19 by catapulting the metal ball some 78.68 metres to claim victory over more fancied opponents. The Facebook...
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Clickety Clack: a railway poem
Society, Politics & Law

Clickety Clack: a railway poem

...world war, sitting in front of a cargo vehicle, uniform, wearing a cap and smiling.]Clickety Clack Clickety Clack The rhythm of the railway track. With all the men folk off to war. It’s women left to do the chores Corsets and skirts are cast aside Whistles, trousers, gold buttons worn with pride. Clickety Clack Clickety Clack The rhythm of the railway track With the...
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The budget warns about danger ahead
Money & Business

The budget warns about danger ahead

...world. Instead, we are now consumed with the unproductive and embarrassing talk of an ‘Exit bill’ which we need to agree with our former partners before even contemplating a one-to-one trade deal with the rest of the world. But then Hammond set aside a further £3 billion to prepare for Brexit. Is this supposed to cheer us up when Brexit-related ‘insurance’...
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