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How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research
Be inclusive and informal. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Collective action is often the key to creating dramatic social or environmental changes, be it reducing pollution and waste, diminishing overfishing by sourcing alternatives, or getting more scientists to openly share their data with others. Collective action, however, can involve social dilemmas. That’sContinue Reading
Wembley Park showcases new all-women art trail
A cross the world, Wembley has long been synonymous with the, often very male-dominated, beautiful game. What probably springs to mind for most of us is something along the lines of those infamous scenes from the Euro 2020 final: in other words, a lot of men and a lot ofContinue Reading
Ukraine war: despite Russia’s success in Donbas, this is only the end of the beginning
When considering the current position of the war in Ukraine, it’s worth remembering that the assumption of Russian commanders when they began their “special military operation”, was that the whole thing would be complete within two weeks. So much for assumptions. What they face now is a protracted attritional battleContinue Reading
The police won’t acknowledge institutional racism in their race action plan — here’s why that matters
Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock In light of racially disproportionate stop and search practices, the case of Child Q and other accusations of misconduct, police in England and Wales are under pressure to address racism in their ranks. But their plan to do this through changes such as mandatory anti-racism training forContinue Reading
Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan ‘in complete disbelief’ by French sports minister claims and demands apology after final chaos
LIVERPOOL CEO Billy Hogan admits he’s “in complete disbelief” after comments made by France’s sports minister over the Champions League final chaos. The Anfield chief is demanding an apology after French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Liverpool fans were “let out in the wild” on Sunday. 1 Liverpool are seekingContinue Reading
Five tips for discussing diversity at work with those who seem dismissive or resistant
Approach conversations with curiosity. Ground Picture | Shutterstock Diversity and inclusion initiatives are supposed to make a workplace more equal and welcoming. But not everyone agrees on quite what that looks like or whether it’s important. Indeed, some people can be dismissive or even opposed to the idea. Let’s beContinue Reading
Man who began raping and sexually assaulting his five sisters when he was 10 years old is jailed
A man who began indecently assaulting and raping his five sisters when he was 10-years-old has been jailed for 11 years. The 50-year-old man had pleaded not guilty to 27 charges involving rape, indecent assault and sexual assault of his five sisters on dates between 1982 and 2001. The manContinue Reading
When is Scotland vs Ukraine? World Cup play-off date, kick-off time, TV channel
SCOTLAND are two matches away from their first World Cup since 1998. And they know that if they manage to qualify, they will face England in the group stage of a second tournament running. 2 Scotland will have to wait until summer to resume their World Cup qualification campaignCredit: KennethContinue Reading
Long social distancing: how young adults’ habits have changed since COVID
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock After two long, difficult years of the pandemic, life has started to return to normal – or at least something resembling normal – for many people. With all major COVID restrictions now removed in the UK, recorded cases at their lowest rate in about a year, andContinue Reading
Haiti has suffered hugely over centuries but its revolution was stunningly innovative
Since the New York Times published its recent series of bombshell articles about the crippling reparations that France imposed on Haiti after it won independence in 1804, much has been written about how this 150 million franc “indemnity” had virtually doomed the fledgling country before it had a chance toContinue Reading