In 2007 the UK started bringing visa decision-making from overseas embassies back to London, ostensibly to cut costs. The rules didn't change, but visa approvals fell by 15% www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It's official, I'm a woke scientist www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
From 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea', woke campaigners have taken offence to many beloved books. Now, scientists claim that even our textbooks are sexist.
There's a growing debt crisis in Africa. Tackling this crisis is in the new Labour party manifesto. But what can the UK (& other small rich countries) actually do? One modest change that could help is improving the transparency of lending (NEW BLOG) www.cgdev.org/blog/publish...
The Case for Universal Lead Tests in Pregnancy: 1. Screening on risk factors is inadequate 2. Blood testing is routine in pregnancy anyway 3. It's a unique time for health promotion 4. Lead testing is cheap 5. Benefits are high - allowing earlier intervention at a vulnerable time for the fetus
Great to see the government of India taking action on gender bias in school books. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/g...www.cgdev.org/blog/school-...
A recent gender audit of textbooks in Delhi government schools reveals significant biases, highlighting the underrepresentation of women and the absence of transgender and non-binary identities, promp...
"We find that individuals living close to refugee facilities developed a more positive attitude toward ethnic minorities and became less supportive of anti-immigration parties compared to individuals living farther away." academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...#EconSky 📉📈
Abstract. We investigate the effect of exposure to refugees on locals’ preferences with regard to ethnic minorities using individual-level panel data from
The Apple shop won't fix my old macbook because 2018 machines are classed as "vintage"
This graph has been getting a ton of attention. It's great. But also there are countries with an MMR right now, which is higher than the UK was 150 years ago. It's one of the terrible, ignored issues of our time.
