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Opinion Formers
Blue Fox Parliamentary Event, June 18th 2013
Conservatives Against Fox Hunting hosted a highly successful parliamentary table discussion to provide a briefing for anti hunting Conservative MPs.
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BFAWU: Why join our union?
Why join the Bakers Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU)? This short animated video looks at the membership benefits.
Why choose City University?
Why City University London? Current students tell you why they think you should choose to study at City University London.
IET Video: HS2: what are the facts?
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)'s transport expert Chris Richards discusses the controversial HS2 project .
“The welfare charities simply do not have the resources to take in all of these poorly treated horses and pick up the pieces from indiscriminate breeding. We need tougher laws that can give authorities power to address aggressive and cruel fly grazing and make owners accountable for their animals,” - Roly Owers, chief executive of World Horse Welfare
“Pointless signs are expensive, confusing and ruin our local streets. That is why we launched this new award to recognise the good work being done to tackle this problem, and Northamptonshire Highways are well-deserved winners." - Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport
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Dear Mr David Laws. We are writing to you to raise a number of urgent concerns that surround the recent investigation into the asbestos contamination of Cwmcarn High School. On the 17th of April Caerphilly Council took the decision to spend £1million on the removal of asbestos materials and contamination from Cwmcarn High School to make it safe for reoccupation. The school was closed in October 2012 following a report that identified... Read more.
New dawn delivers fresh challenges for NHS
Having been a cauldron of controversy regarding care levels, rumoured budget cuts and waiting periods over the past few years, the NHS has hit the headlines again recently with its landmark reforms coming into effect. But what challenges do these pose for our health service - and what effect will they have on patients?
To EU or not to EU? That's a traveller's question
The idea of the EU referendum has sparked controversy all over the shop, whether you work in a government role like the civil service or you're a member of the public. While Cameron, Clegg and everyone else in between are arguing the merits of the proposal, the rest of us are wondering one thing - how will it impact our holidays?
NUT: Dear Michael, I am writing to you after reading the response of your Schools Minister Lord Nash
Open letter to Michael Gove from Chris Blower at the NUT.
Railing against rail: top political gaffes
As a resident of the UK, there are certain things that it's inevitable you'll complain about - no matter who you are or what you do. The weather's always either too hot, too cold or too wet, for example, and the national rail system is The Enemy. In fact, the latter is a perpetual political ticking time bomb - and the government is oh-so-adept at lighting the fuse.
Latest Press Releases
Blue Fox Parliamentary Event, June 18th 2013
Conservatives Against Fox Hunting hosted a highly successful parliamentary table discussion to provide a briefing for anti hunting Conservative MPs.
Rio Tinto: Release from the Office of His Excellency President Conde, Rio Tinto, Chalco and IFC concerning the Guinea Simandou Project
Release from the Office of His Excellency President Conde, Rio Tinto, Chalco and IFC concerning the Guinea Simandou Project.
MRSA Action UK: Professor Hugh Pennington receives Order of the British Empire Award
Congratulations to MRSA Action UK’s President, Professor Hugh Pennington, on being awarded Order of the British Empire for services to microbiology and food hygiene. Hugh said:
BHA: Strong public support for legal humanist marriages as Lords prepare to debate
A new poll has revealed public support for legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales by four to one (with 52% in support and only 13% against). The results have been released on the day that a proposal to give this legal recognition is to be discussed in the House of Lords.
RSPCA: Baby polecat loses her mum on RSPCA wildlife centre doorstep
A baby polecat is in RSPCA care after found without his mum in a field in Somerset.
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Festival of Social Sciences: Celebrating the Social Sciences
Evidence-based policy should not be a radical concept. It needs to be celebrated.
Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.
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Bpas event: Working Together for Women
Join bpas for an informal networking event which will provide an opportunity to talk to others looking to work together to effect policy changes to improve women’s lives and hear from speakers who are doing just that.
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