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Radiotopia launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/radiotopia-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 PRX have launched Radiotopia: http://www.radiotopia.fm/ a new podcast network with support from the Knight Foundation.
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Political Risk
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/political-risk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Aon Political Risk Map 2014 Just released, a new map which covers 163 nations. Free registration required.
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UK Child Poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/06/04/uk-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2014 Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK forecasts shocking rates...
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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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Thomas Piketty and Capital in the Twenty-First Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/09/thomas-piketty-and-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 9, 2015 The author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013) was in the news over xmas as he rejected an honour from the French government, Here are some free resources which will...
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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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United Nations Digital Library launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/22/united-nations-digital-library-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2017 The long awaited site combines a number of existing sources from UNBIS net in a more user friendly and mobile friendly format.
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UK Election
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/uk-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Fantasy Front bench Who would be your fantasy front bench for the UK government? This fun tool has been created with the support of mySociety and Joseph Rowntree Trust using data from...
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Do young people trust the news?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/10/do-young-people-trust-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2017 Fascinating report from the Knight Foundation which focusses on findings from qualitative research with 52 teenagers and young adults in three U.S.