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![]() Society & PoliticsRemembrance Day: the enduring nature of the first two-minute silenceThe two-minute silence continues to be powerful memorial to the fallen through a simple collective act - short enough to focus the mind, but long enough to mean something. By Daniel McKay. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsBaby boomers are keeping booze Britain afloat – but the young are drinking lessEmily Nicholls examines why young are drinking in less risky ways than previous generations, but older people are still continuing to drink heavily. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsMost older adults feel at least 20 years younger than they areA study of people aged 65 to 90 for Queen's University Ontario, found that for many people their age in years does not reflect the age that they really identify with, inside. Read more |
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![]() Society & Politics63 Up: long-running documentary series shows how reality TV should be done63 Up is the ninth instalment in a series originally designed as a one-off special made by Granada as part of ITV’s World in Action strand. Ruth Deller explores its last appeal. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsWhen political leaders choose catastrophe – how Europe walked willingly into World War ITrusting to luck that our politicians 'will work it out in the end' is strategy that has failed in the past and shows all signs of being repeated today. By William Mulligan. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsUntil: Who wants to live for ever?Exploring when is the right age to die. Part science, part philosophy, this film invites us all to ask just one question: would I want to live for ever? Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsGibraltar after Brexit: why Spain, not Ireland will decide the UK’s fateIn the Brexit negotiations so far, the future of Gibraltar has remained essentially a quiet unknown. That will change when the UK leaves and the negotiating stage begins argues Marius S Ostrowski. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsRevere or Remove? The Battle Over Statues, Heritage and HistoryShould we embrace of colonial history 'warts and all' or reject and try to make our past go away? This Intelligence Squared debate examines whether our forebears were a force for good or discriminatory, oppressive overlords. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsFeel younger than you are? Here's why you're on to something goodIf we can learn to ignore the numbers on a birth certificate and cut down on the relentless societal references to getting old, then maybe we will lead healthier, happier and longer lives, writes Catherine Loveday. Read more |
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![]() Society & Politics'Tip-of-the-tongue' moments less likely in fitter older peopleResearch by Katrien Segaert claims that those who remain physically and mentally active in later life suffer less language decline. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsHow to stop Brexit dithering – by an expert in psychologyAs the Brexit deadline approaches, the government will soon no longer have the luxury to avoid choice. Nicola Power examines government indecision around the type of deal we want on exit from the EU and how having concrete goals could help. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsRebel youth: how Britain’s woodcraft folk tried to change the worldAnnabella Pollen looks back at the Woodcraft youth groups of the early 20th century which, even though youth culture has evolved, have adapted their founding beliefs and practices for the modern world bringing youngsters closer to the land and a simpler way of life Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsEU citizens: what settled status after Brexit really means – a legal expert explainsThe government is making progress towards fulfilling its promise of guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit but mucg work still remains argues Adrienne Yong. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsGiving priority to "purposeful and dignified work" for all - but how?Political economist Ann Pettifor reviews The Everyday Economy by Rachel Reeves MP. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsMay 1968: the posters that inspired a movementDavid Cookney reflects on the visual energy of political posters from May 1968 and finds it difficult to find a medium that more reliably encapsulates a true demonstration of discord and resistance. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsGraffiti for over 60sLata 65 is a groundbreaking community arts education programme for people over 60 that breaks down ageist stereotypes through graffiti. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsThose who helped break the economy cannot fix itEconomists at the Bank of England and the Treasury are ignoring the lessons of history and lack the intellectual courage to disregard diktats from the City of London spokesmen and their allies in the economics profession, writes Ann Pettifor. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsExtraordinary change could come from solving ordinary problemsLong-term thinking on ageing needs to be visionary and readical but should not come at the cost of the immediate needs of today's older people. Catherine Foot explores some options that could make the extraordinary a bit more achievable. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsGive millennials a break – young people are worse off and it's not their faultEvangelos Kontopantelis argues that not only should we give millennials a break, we should push for policies that will fix the gap between themselves and baby boomers, if we want to build a fairer society. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsThere has been a massive drop in the number of mature students studying at UK universitiesThey say knowledge is power but tuition fees and other barriers have meant 60% fewer mature students adding to their skills since 2010, write John Butcher of The Open University. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsReading my grandad's Blitz reporting makes it all the sadder to see social history repeat itselfGideon Calder says hard-learned lessons of Blitz-era social policy are being unlearned in 'shambolic roll-out of universal credit. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsWhy Martin Luther King's trip to Tyneside still matters 50 years onBrian Ward warns against historical amnesia and champions the enduring significance of Martin Luther King's visit to Tyneside 50 years ago. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsFact Check: does immigration have an impact on wages or employment?Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable claims there is no evidence that immigration impacts wages. Is he right? Ian Preston questions his reasoning. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsFake news: the factsIntelligence Squared debate examining the phenomenon of fake news. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsYanis Varoufakis: a progressive Brexit transition can be built – on both sides of the ChannelYanis Varoufakis argues that only a progressive approach to Brexit can deliver a solution that is equitable to future UK/EU relations Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsHow Britain's monolingualism will hold back its economy after BrexitBrexit must prompt a long-term strategic investment in languages education to help protect the UK's future economic prospects. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsEight things that have changed since the smoking ban 10 years agoApart from making public places more pleasant and healthier to be in, the Smoking Ban also had some unexpected results. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsWhy Theresa May can't escape the fallout from her social care U-turnConservative manifesto pledges on social care are now the key battle ground of an election campaign. Theresa May has misjudged the will of the people and it will cost her. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsMind your languageEnglish, arguably, the world's greatest language, is becoming increasingly fragmented, creating discrimination, against both old and young, claims Michael Edwards. Read more |
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![]() Society & PoliticsCan we ever find Jesus's DNA? I met the scientists who are trying to find outGeorge Busby asks can we ever find Jesus's DNA. Here's what DNA analysis of relics purported to be from Jesus or his family can actually tell us. Read more |
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