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Money & Business
Relationships at work
There remains serious controversy over whether one should form relationships at work. Peter Bloom explains.
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Money & Business
Negotiating trade deals
Peter Bloom tells us how negotiation of trade deals between nations and regions remain a crucial part of contemporary economics and politics.
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Society, Politics & Law
What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Before Phillip Hammond backed down on his plans to change National Insurance rates for the self-employed, the OU's Jonquil Lowe explored why the proposals had proved so controversial.
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Society, Politics & Law
Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?
John R Campbell of SOAS explains why he believes Europe is abandoning those fleeing Isaias Afewerk's regime.
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Society, Politics & Law
IndyRef2?: A Scottish Referendum collection
After the Brexit vote, there are gathering calls for a second Scottish Independence Referendum. What might that mean for Scotland, the UK and Europe?
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Society, Politics & Law
What does the law say about a second Scottish independence referendum?
Yesterday [13th March] Nicola Sturgeon demanded a second vote on Scottish Independence. In order to get to the ballot box, the proposal would have to negotiate some legal barriers, explains Nick McKerell.
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Nature & Environment
Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Countries across East Africa are in the grip of a murderous period of drought. It's been caused by the dipole. Rob Marchant explains how the 'Indian Nino' has brought the region to the brink of famine.
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Money & Business
Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
Donald Trump is proudly acclaiming his great economic data. But is he actually enjoying a boom handed to him by President Obama? Gabriella Legrenzi considers the evidence.
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Society, Politics & Law
Remembering Peter and John
In the light of the recent deaths of two colleagues in Social Sciences, we have put together collective obituaries to remember their careers supporting learners and staff of The Open University.
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History & The Arts
Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
As the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' turns 20 we look back at how, though she may have been a modern California girl, Buffy's relationships with creatures of the dark is a tale as old as Slayers themselves...
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Money & Business
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Academics from around the UK share their first impressions of Philip Hammond's first budget.
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Money & Business
What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
If alcohol became so expensive consumption plummeted, would that be a bad thing for the economy? Not in the view of Aveek Bhattacharya from the Institute of Alcohol Studies.