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• Food and water

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/the-cost-of-a-plate-of-food-2020-wfp/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 The Cost of a Plate of Food 2020 (WFP) A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins existing food shortages and hunger according...

• UN envoy says austerity has inflicted misery on UK citizens 

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/un-envoy-says-austerity-has-inflicted-misery-on-uk-citizens/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Last week comments from  Sir Philip Alston UN Envoy on Poverty  about inequality in the UK were widely reported.

• Women in the 2019 Indian elections – are they the silent majority?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/women-in-the-2019-indian-elections-are-they-the-silent-majority/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 According to the  Times of India  women are likely to be the silent ‘majority’ as female turnout is predicted to be higher than men’s.

• 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.

• 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...

• Egyptian protests digital archive

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/egyptian-protests-digital-archive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Recently, Mosireen launched its Internet “resistance archive,”  858 The collection includes footage shot during the revolution by both members and non-members from 18 days in...

• Brexit Digital Library Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/31/brexit-digital-library-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 31, 2017 With the triggering of Article 50, here is an opportunity to compare the 1975 and 2016 EU referendum campaigns.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.