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Steve Malcherczyk
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In which British city do people earn the most?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/in-which-british-city-do-people-earn-the-most/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 Find out this and other fascinating facts and figures on the economic and social indicators of Britain’s major cities by consulting the latest Cities outlook 2016 which has just...
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Employers who underpay workers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/employers-who-underpay-workers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 The UK government has released a list of 350 employers who failed to the minimum wage . The page also has facts on the key industrial sectors concerned.
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United Nations Hand Book 2019 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/14/united-nations-hand-book-2019-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 14, 2019 Get useful facts and figures on the working of the UN from this annual publication from the government of New Zealand.
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49% of adults in the UK use social media for news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.
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How digital is your Country?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/17/how-digital-is-your-country/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2017 The EU has released the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) , which gathers together more than 30 indicators ranking European nations according to themes such as...
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Euro debt crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/16/euro-debt-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2012 Recently Pew Global Attitudes report stated that it has rocked European unity The Guardian datablog has produced some excellent charts with facts and figures on financial data.
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Prison Reform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/prison-reform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 This week the RSA published an interesting scoping paper on the future prison . Browse their website to see other examples discussing the role and future reform of prisons.
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World Friendship Day – July 30th
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/world-friendship-day-july-30th/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 World Friendship day- why it is bad to be lonely ? 30th July was designated International day of friendship by the United Nations.
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World Humanitarian Data And Trends 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/world-humanitarian-data-and-trends-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 The United Nations Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has just released the latest annual report which has overall country and regional data.