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Daniel Defoe co-wrote the Bank of England
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/02/03/daniel-defoe-co-wrote-the-bank-of-england/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on February 3, 2016 Professor of Organisation and Culture at the School, Martin Parker , has just published a new book which provocatively blurs the lines between economic facts and literary fictions Why is a novel like an...
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carolyntarrant
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/author/carolyn_tarrant/
Senior lecturer in SAPPHIRE, Department of Health Sciences. Social scientist and qualitative researcher. Interested in ethnography, evaluation, patient safety, quality improvement, acure care, healthcare associated infections. twitter: @pollyandrosie
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A’ level results, HE and social mobility
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/18/a-level-results-he-and-social-mobility/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 18, 2017 How do this year’s A’ level results compare? For official statistics see the Department of Education official data. from 2003 onwards.
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Zero hour contracts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/zero-hour-contracts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts.
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Women and low pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/22/women-and-low-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2014 A number of reports have revealed a gender disparity in pay rates.
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Reminder: Primary Sources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/18/reminder-primary-sources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2013 USA 108 volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States are now available in epub and MOBI formats. http://history.state.
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Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/18/ipso-mori-state-of-the-nation-report-2013/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2013 Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013 examined public attitudes towards the economy and indicated a growing optimism in relation to last year.
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Technology and protest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/04/20/technology-and-protest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2012 Tell Dave protests: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/britains-web-monitoring-plan-draws-comparisons-to-1984-and-kafka/2012/04/02/gIQAbNB5qS_blog.
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Explosive Weapons Monitor 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/06/13/explosive-weapons-monitor-2024/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 13, 2025 The Explosive Weapons Monitor is an initiative of the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW), a partnership of non-governmental organisations.
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The Aesthetics of Authenticity in the Modern Chain Pub – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/02/13/the-aesthetics-of-authenticity-in-the-modern-chain-pub/
Discussion of a book chapter about the "Pub Authenticity-Value Aesthetic" in relation to the JD Wetherspoon pub chain, recently published in an edited volume Biographies of Drink (CSP, 2015)