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Languages
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
English is the official language of Uganda - but this shouldn't be at the expense of other languages, argues Judith Nakayiza and Medadi Ssentanda.
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Society, Politics & Law
The History of Money
Where did money come from? How did people trade before inventing money? Was it a masterstroke or madness (or both) to let banks create money? Today money is generally accepted as payment for goods and services or repayment of debt. But governments still fret about whether there's too much (or too little) in circulation, economists can't agree ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Martin Buttle, Apparel & Textiles Category Lead at ETI - The Ethical Trading initiative - talks about some of the things that ETI is doing to promote ethical dealing in the supply chain of garments.
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History & The Arts
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
It's easy to forget that the British Isles have proved as fertile a ground for migrants heading elsewhere as it has a pull to migrants from overseas.
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Society, Politics & Law
Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Parliament recently voted against the 'right to die'. Rachel Webb gives a personal account outlining why this could have been the wrong decision...
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Society, Politics & Law
Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
A decision taken back in the 1970s means 21st Century women are being taxed for their gender. But, says Michael J Randall, fixing things isn't that simple.
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Society, Politics & Law
What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP won a majority in yesterday's Turkish elections. Bahar Baser & Ahmet Erdi Öztürk offer a personal take on what this might mean for Turkey - and the people who live there.
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History & The Arts
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
2004 was peak booze - a generation who outdrank those we came before, and since. It wasn't in that dawn so great to be alive, as the nation fumbled for its shoes through the fug of a communal hangover. What was going on? Chrissie Giles tries to piece together what happened.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Balakot Earthquake: Ten years on
Earlier this week, parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan were hit by a large earthquake. By coincidence, it's ten years since Balakot in Pakistan was devastated by an earlier quake. Michael Semple recently revisited the town to see how, even years later, the community remains in recovery mode.
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History & The Arts
Over the rainbow: Colour in culture and everyday life
Different colours can hold various connotations in culture, language and society. Delve through our range of colours exploring colours and what they mean.
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Money & Business
Are women under-represented at tech accelerators?
Tech accelerators are successful at helping start-ups power forward - but are they just creating new boys' networks?
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Society, Politics & Law
The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Last night the wide field of would-be Republican presidential candidates came together for the third debate. A team of academics round-up what happened.