History is not fiction
Rethinking History
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Booming industry hit by slack demand and oversupply
Beyond the First Degree
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Anthems and laments
The European Legacy
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Asian dance with UK twist
Choreography and Dance
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A little guidance for mentors
Teacher Development
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel that journeys to the heart of disaffected blues America... "I first met Dean not long after my...
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Higher channels
Stay media-literate with John Davies's weekly radio and television round-up. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week The Life of Birds (Wednesday 8.0 BBC1) Ten programmes with David...
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Engage with the world
US philosopher Richard Rorty thinks the academic left must jettison its navel-gazing, jargon-laden obsessions and focus on real issues such as helping the poor. Tim Cornwell reports It is one of the...
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Who sent in the police?
Did the prime minister of Canada tell the Mounties to assault student protestors in order to spare Asian leaders embarrassment? W. Wesley Pue says that if he did, he should resign On October 5, a...
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And now for The Lite News
Is the press really dumbing down or is it just that the news agenda has changed? Harriet Swain reports Shock news. Fat-cat media tycoons scrap dumbing-down trend and wise up. In other words, worries...
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When Johnny got his gun ... he loved killing
Stories of those haunted by going to war are well known, but Joanna Bourke has unearthed tales of men and women who found they exulted in slaughter In 1915, the night before joining the army, Wilfred...
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Setting an equitable price for joining a fair, civil society
Will Labour raise taxes in its second term in power? Raymond Plant will be among the first to know. Huw Richards reports Raymond Plant does not particularly enjoy speaking in the House of Lords. As a...
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Old, cold water and hot air
Andrei Kapitsa, who discovered a vast new watery world under the ice of Antarctica, says people are not to blame for global warming. Julia Hinde reports It was Andrei Kapitsa, a Russian geographer,...
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Flexible friends
John Randall outlines the aims of the QAA's new framework Introduction I am grateful to The THES for publishing in full the new framework that the Quality Assurance Agency will now develop and...