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So called Corporate Social Responsibility is just a massive swindle
Modern corporations are desperate to put soul into soul destroying jobs, argues Peter Fleming
What if…Boris Johnson had gone to a state school?
How different would be Boris Johnson’s personality and politics if he had gone to a state school? SaySo asked a range of experts
Our society can’t afford the richest 1%
In these extracts from his book “Inequality and the Social Thinker” Danny Dorling lays bare the impact of the wealthy elite on the rest of society.
Our children are being trained to do jobs that robots and algorithms can already do
Britain’s schools are unfit for the future our children face, says ITVs political editor Robert Peston
By remaining outside the community, private schools are anti-community
State schools need the pushy confident and better-off parents who opt for private education, argues Robert Verkaik
How did a rich, sophisticated borough make so many mistakes?
Community housing expert Anne Power reveals ten lessons learnt from the Grenfell tower disaster
Plastic symbolizes a world of the past that didn’t care enough for the environment
Plastic production is still increasing and no major company has a realistic plan to reduce their use of it, writes Will McCallum
Our farmers can both feed us and fight climate change
Sustainability expert Richard Lindsay says farmers need to play their part in helping to control greenhouse gases.
I’m a human not a customer
Treating people as customers when using public services may do more harm than good, argues Catherine Needham
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“Farmland bird populations have declined by 54%”
“Attitude, just as much as grades, makes people”
“I am fortunate that mine is a story of social mobility”
“We need to start equalising assets and education across society”
“I doubt whether I would be where I am today if I hadn’t been to either Oxford or Cambridge”
“It is worth shining a light on medical issues self-driving cars could aid”
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“The loss of heathland across the UK has caused a decrease in the number of reptiles”
“I had to convince the local authority to support me to go to university”
“Children of professionals will, by the age of three, have heard a million more words than the offspring of less articulate parents”
“We can all become ‘active citizens’ and not just ‘passive consumers”
“Elon Musk may once again be overestimating his capabilities”
“Racism is a key feature of the lives of black and minority”
“A quarter of sons born in 1958 from the poorest homes remained among those on the lowest incomes as adults”
“A quarter of doctors received their primary training outside of Europe”
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Human rights campaigner Peter Tachell discusses a radical proposal to extend the legal status of marriage with Artemis Photiadou.
In these extracts from his book “Inequality and the Social Thinker” Danny Dorling lays bare the impact of the wealthy elite on the rest of society.
Britain needs a new type of politics to overcome many issues including social mobility, says Philip Collins
Stephen Evans says every victory emboldens religious fanatics. Those opposing them need more support
Lee Elliot Major of the Sutton Trust and Stephen Machin of the London School of Economics explain how Britain has become less mobile particularly at the top and bottom of society
State schools need the pushy confident and better-off parents who opt for private education, argues Robert Verkaik
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State schools need the pushy confident and better-off parents who opt for private education, argues Robert Verkaik
The aspirations of state educated kids would improve if 007 was portrayed as someone from their background, says Iain Garner
Criminologist Anthony Ellis explores the many factors behind the rising levels of lethal violence in England and Wales
Britain’s schools are unfit for the future our children face, says ITVs political editor Robert Peston
Autonomous vehicles will deliver a revolution in transport and mobility plus a huge boost to the economy, predicts Nicola Jennings
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“If I could do one thing, I would rid disadvantaged young people of their ‘not for the likes of me’ attitude”
“Seventy seven per cent of physicians trained in Liberia were actually working in the United States”
By remaining outside the community, private schools are anti-community
State schools need the pushy confident and better-off parents who opt for private education, argues Robert Verkaik
We are draining developing countries of their young and able
Award-winning TV adventurer Simon Reeve says migrants are a boon for rich economies but devastating for the countries they leave behind
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“If diversity is so important, why is there so little of it in the upper echelons of the legal profession?”
“Many non-sexual friendships are just as sincere, loyal, and enriching as relationships between people in love”
“Prioritising individual demands risks intensifying inequalities in access to public services”
“Farming has been dominated for 5,000 years by the principle that dry land is good and wet land is bad”