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Paternity Leave
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/paternity-leave/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave.
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Students and immigration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/09/01/students-and-immigration/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2014 Foreign students and Immigration: Should they be counted in net figures? The debate continues.
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“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/millennials-will-spend-53000-on-rent-before-age-of-30/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 …according to a new report by the Resolution foundation . See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian.
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Race hate crime increasing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/race-hate-crime-increasing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The Community Security Trust is a charity that acts to support the Jewish community by campaigning against racism . It collects regular data on anti-semitism.
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Women Parliamentarians suffer sexism, harassment and violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/women-parliamentarians-suffer-sexism-harassment-and-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 Shocking new study by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) reveals that sexism, harassment and violence against women MPs is widespread worldwide.
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State of Broadband 2013 Report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/27/state-of-broadband-2013-report/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 27, 2013 State of Broadband 2013 report released by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development.
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International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/international-day-of-older-persons-celebrated-october-1st/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 See the official website which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index.
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World Giving Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/12/09/world-giving-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 9, 2013 World Giving Index. Charities Aid Foundation launches latest annual report on charitable giving worldwide.
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The UK and Migration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/the-uk-and-migration/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Impacts of Migration on UK Native Employment: An Analytical Review of the Evidence The Home Office finally released this week the controversial report by Ciaran Devlin and Olivia...
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Are corporate crimes serious?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/are-corporate-crimes-serious/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Yes according to a new report Redefining criminality published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies which considers public attitudes to corporate and individual offending.