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A look behind the statistics that link government spending cuts with increases in death.
In a supermarket candy and cookie aisle. October 31, France adopted the NutriScore, a labelling system designed to inform consumers about the nutritional value of food choices.
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France recently adopted NutriScore, a series of simple colour codes that will allow consumers to easily identify the healthiest foods. But some of the biggest food conglomerates are fighting back.
Hyper-efficient.
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There are different measures of productivity and the nature of the UK’s problem depends on which one we are looking at.
Academics put Hammond in the spotlight.
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Chris Jones , Aston University ; Donald Hirsch , Loughborough University ; Ed Turner , Aston University ; Geoff J Rodgers , Brunel University London ; Gwilym Pryce , University of Sheffield ; Jill Rubery , University of Manchester ; Linda Bauld , University of Stirling ; Michael Kitson , Cambridge Judge Business School ; Paul Nieuwenhuis , Cardiff University , dan Peter Bloom , The Open University
Academics deliver their verdict on Philip Hammond.
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Worries about the loss of low-skilled labour risk obscuring a genuine flaw in the UK economy at the upper end of the scale.
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Walking, gardening and cycling can all help relieve anxiety and help asylum seekers become a part of the local community.
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UN appointments frequently centre as much on politics as they do on qualifications for the role.
Much more must be done to keep teachers in South Africa.
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Policy needs to focus on making the teaching profession stable and more appealing. South Africa must ensure its locally trained teachers have more reason to stay in the country.
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Too much money, too few targets. Is the golden child of the 1980s starting to look long in the tooth?
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A forensic dig into early British history means we can finally understand the heroes and stories that created a composite king.
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Maybe it’s time the government listened to the advice offered by its Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Before financial services, the Isle of Man’s economy relied on tourism.
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From ‘holiday isle’ to ‘tax haven’: the Isle of Man is no paradise for locals.
In a state of disrepair.
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The 20th century was marked by a painful decline in UK shipbuilding, but it’s time to leave the past behind.
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Will the rest of the world catch up with a trend which encourages gift buying for yourself?
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It’s as if Socrates’ remark that ‘the trees teach me nothing’ is very much still the attitude today.
Under UK law, children’s anonimity is not entirely guaranteed.
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A loophole robs children of their right to privacy, exposing them to long-term consequences.
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The UK’s FGM Act is discriminatory and inconsistent.
Juggling act.
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The Bank of England faces a tricky trade-off of curbing inflation while maintaining financial stability.
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A new division tasked with delivering the country’s economic goals should be the first step.
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Patient safety grabbed the attention when plans were mooted to move post-op people out of hospital and into private homes. But the project also moves important work into the shadows.