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Communities
I feel that these "honour killings" ought to be referred to as "Patriarchal murders" as it more... MORE
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Europe
"To conflate a human right with a civic right is to miss the point of protecting the most... MORE
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Public Health
If your pet became doubly incontinent, unable to move, unable to feed itself, couldn't see or hear... MORE
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Public Health
Everyone, on each side of this issue, should engage with Terry Pratchett's 'Shaking Hands with... MORE
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Public Health
Having the option there, if ever required is providing freedom of choice. Perfectly healthy people... MORE
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Public Health
I watched my father die over two years - it was heart breaking to see him suffer so much pain and... MORE
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No compensation for UK prisoners denied vote
The European court in Strasbourg has upheld its earlier ruling that the UK's ban on prisoner voting breached their human
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Minister quits over ‘impossible’ expenses regime
Mark Simmonds, who resigned as a Foreign Office minister on Monday, has said the parliamentary expenses system made a normal family life "impossible" and was the reason for his...
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Benefits of immigration 'outweighed by population strain'
Large-scale immigration will ultimately have a negative effect on standards of living as any economic benefits will be outweighed by the pressures imposed by a much larger...
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Prospective university students lack back-up plan
With just over a week until A-level results day, Which? University reveals that many students haven't planned what they will do if they don't get the grades they need for...
Editor's Feature
Mark Thompson University Senior Lecturer in Information SystemsCambridge Judge Business School
Where is the long-term political vision for digital public services?
As in any relationship, there are signs the UK public sector's dalliance with digital is moving from the first blushes of initial infatuation and settling down to making the...
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What a waste of life and money.
£1.3 Billion of NHS Funds is wasted on avoidable illness caused or made much worse by unacceptably cold homes. The resulting implications of the...
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Re: Great Event but what next?
Echoing previous comments, we would like to see updates/info on: - Government funding for residential energy efficiency – Green Deal and ECO -...
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Does Menstruation Matter?
Period pain can cripple women's careers because they are regularly bedridden in agony. Recent research suggests some women have to take days off work...
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Do as I say not as I do?
I hear that Local Authority pension schemes are coming together to create super investment vehicles ….. Looking far and wide to take their 178...
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Is the LGPS now fit for purpose?
Is the LGPS a sleek efficient scheme that’s fit for purpose and does this mean we now finally have the pension scheme we deserve. …. What do...
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Re: Electric Vehicle v Gasoline-powered car - what’s your take on that?
As an academic researcher in the field, it is my opinion that electric vehicles (EVs) represent the most promising strategy (at least in terms of...
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Police forces ‘meeting the challenge of austerity’
Police forces in England and Wales have met the financial challenge of the spending review - crime continues to fall, victim satisfaction is up, and forces are protecting their
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Jobcentres should face competition, says thinktank
Jobcentres are failing to help people find long-term work and should be restructured under new plans that will enable private companies and charities to compete with government...
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Pupil premium 'starting to make positive difference'
The head of Ofsted today welcomed new evidence showing that the pupil premium is boosting the education prospects of poorer children in a growing number of...
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Cameron to announce £1.1bn defence investment
The prime minister will today announce that, due to difficult long-term decisions that the government has taken and prudent budget management instilled in the MOD since the...
Editor's Feature
Paul Tomany Managing DirectorNorth Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
Public sector procurement under scrutiny
Over the past two years we have seen public sector procurement coming under increasing levels of scrutiny. It's hardly surprising. In an era of austerity it's one area that...
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