London was a city that loved to snack: a Venetian visitor wrote in 1618 that ‘between meals one sees men, women and children always munching through the streets, like so many goats.’ But while buying from hawkers could be a source of treats to leaven a relatively boring diet, it could also be good household management.
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Yes, there was Care Not Killing at one end and Dignity in Dying at the other. Yes, an actual guide dog was in attendance, at a tactful distance from Cats Protection. But the bigger presences were Google and Sainsbury’s and the free fruit and bottled water at the Intuit Small Business Hub.
Before the strike, the country was characterised by comparative egalitarianism, the (relative) power and legitimacy of organised labour, and an industrial economy in which state industries played a prominent role. After it, economic inequality skyrocketed and the trade unions were delegitimised.
Even those who insist on supporting Israel at any cost cannot now genuinely pretend that Palestine is not back on the agenda despite Israel's best efforts to crush the peace process.
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Listen up, core-heads. Are you ready to get shready? Because this insane lower torso circuit is guaranteed to DESTROY your abs by forcing them to recognize how infinitesimally small they are compared to the vast, lonely expanse of the universe. Just as dark matter dominates the endless nightmare of stilted space, this workout will dominate your midsection with a mix of heart-pumping resistance movements and classic existential works designed to make your abs ponder the futility of believing in God. Your core will be ABsolutely crestfallen.
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: SNL, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Fear TWD, Netflix, Doctor Who, Frasier, Gen V, Rick and Morty, and more!
The 11 minute awareness course mandatory for many public service workers is in danger of turning into a propaganda tool
Evidence that the Manipur state government is stoking tribal and religious conflict in northeast India has accelerated separatist demands
New strict penalties for laughing gas use - including prison sentences - have led critics to warn of the ban’s potential to divert resources from more severe crimes and push the drug into a dangerous, unregulated market.
David Sirota examines the rise of “happiness” guru Arthur Brooks and explores the contradictions of the multibillion-dollar self-help industry.
Jamie Morgan: To a member of the public it must seem weird that it is possible to state, as you do, such fundamental criticism of an entire field of study. The perplexing issue from a third party point of view is how do we reconcile good intention (or at least legitimate sense of self as […]
The Drupal Association is saying goodbye to three board members and welcoming four new members who will join the Drupal Association Board.
First off, the Drupal Association extends a sincere thank you to Mike Herchel, Ryan Szrama, and Board Chair Baddý Sonja Breidert for their service and dedication not only to Drupal but to the Drupal community. Thank you for everything you have done while on the Drupal Association Board! Your time spent on the board made such a difference to the future of the Drupal project, and we thank you all for participating with grace, thoughtfulness, and insightful contributions.
We are also excited to announce that Baddý will continue as a non-voting Immediate Past Chair on the Executive Committee for one year.
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An analysis suggests certain economic factors, such as excess savings, and stubborn price increases in services are risks that might delay or potentially reverse the decline in overall inflation.
“They’re kind of failing upwards when they’re not only staying in the department but they’re also being promoted.”
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Simon Lloyd, Daniel Ostry and Balduin Bippus How much capital flows move exchange rates is a central question in international macroeconomics. A major challenge to addressing it has been the difficulty identifying exogenous cross-border flows, since flows and exchange rates can evolve simultaneously with factors like risk sentiment. In this post, we summarise a staff … Continue reading The granular origins of exchange-rate fluctuations
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Labour Force, Australia – for September 2023 today (October 19, 2023). My overall assessment is that the the labour market is now looking subdued although relatively stable. The decline in full-time employment is a worry. Almost all the net change in employment over the last six…
The putative GOP nominee shows his priorities Trump: They want to keep me here instead of campaigning in Iowa… They want me to be here *3 minutes later* Reporter: Will you be back tomorrow? Trump: Probably not. We’re having a very big professional golf tournament at Doral, so probably not pic.twitter.com/l8TUIbASUv — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 18, 2023 And he doesn’t have to be at the trial ever. He just wants the attention he gets at the Courthouse. It’s his current version of chopper talk.
This is the text of the 2023 Alex Macdonald Memorial Lecture, delivered by Phil Griffiths. With thanks to the Brisbane Labour History Association.
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