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Index of Economic Freedom 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/06/index-of-economic-freedom-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 6, 2015 From the Heritage foundation/ Wall Street Journal – an annual ranking of economic policy/ regulation in nations worldwide. The index equates ‘ freedom’ with economic prosperity.
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Tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 In its most recent report Americans for Tax Fairness referred to a ‘Whopper of a tax Dodge’ alleging that Burger King owes $117 million in tax to the US government.
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Death Sentences in 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/death-sentence-in-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 Amnesty International publishes its latest annual report and statistical data on the death penalty worldwide in 2014 .
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Work and pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/work-and-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Find out how pay compares in different sectors using this quiz from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
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YouTube Newswire launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/29/youtube-newswire-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 29, 2015 A new Youtube channel in association with social media site Storyful which aims to present verified eye witness citizen journalism films.
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How to improve social mobility in higher education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/how-to-improve-social-mobility-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 The report published this week by an advisory group of Universities UK has recommendations which include improving advice given to students and enhancing school/university collaborations.
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UK Doughnut – sustainable living standards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/09/uk-doughnut-sustainable-living-standards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2015 A new report from Oxfam considers how the UK can achieve decent living standards while remaining environmentally sustainable.
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Ideas for India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/06/ideas-for-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2023 Search (ideasforindia.in) An international portal which publishes articles and reports relating to evidence-based growth and development issues in India.
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Free speech at UK universities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/23/free-speech-at-uk-universities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 23, 2021 Read the government paper that was released this week and responses from: Office of the Independent Adjudicator WonkHE Universities UK NUS UCU Russell Group Posted in Criminology ,...
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Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/women-in-sport-research-and-innovation-hub-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 Headed by Loughborough University the Women in Sport hub aims to cover health, sociology and sports science.