History’s bitter pill

27 May 2010
The British Empire presided over innumerable atrocities and acts of appalling cruelty, but what use is acknowledging those injustices when they are so distant from...
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Ben's Crib

All things being equal

27 May 2010

UK law is different for men and women on issues such as maternity or paternity leave. Dr. Jude Browne’s research asks about whether our gender...

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A Class Apart

26 May 2010

Despite our best efforts, social mobility in the UK does not seem to be improving. Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge,...

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Democracy

Power to the people?

26 May 2010

Greece was the birthplace of democracy, but our own political system would be unrecognisable to voters in Ancient Athens. As Classicist Paul Cartledge explains, however,...

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Closing the gender gap

25 May 2010

The total amount of work done by men and women in the UK is roughly equal, but the bulk of unpaid work is still done...

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