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Health and Wellbeing

0December 7, 2011
Obese in denial about weight and cancer risk, says charity

More than a quarter of obese and overweight people are not interested in losing weight and many of them are ignorant…
1December 3, 2011
Five-a-day diet can reduce risk of stroke in women

More proof that that a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is good for health and wellbeing has come through new…
0November 27, 2011
Over half the EU population is overweight or obese

Obesity in Europe has increased sharply over the last decade to the point where over half of the EU population is…

Education and Work

0December 12, 2011
Low paid workers at high risk of long term joblessness

Low paid workers such as cleaners, catering assistants and machine operators are the most likely to be on the dole for…
0December 5, 2011
New guide aims to tackle workplace exploitation

A new guide has been published by the TUC today aimed at tackling exploitation in the workplace. The booklet, funded by…
0December 2, 2011
Tuition fee shake-up reduces costs by less than one per cent

Twenty five universities and colleges had their applications to reduce tuition fees approved by the Office for Fair Access – resulting…

Book Reviews

0December 8, 2011
Book Review: The Cloud Pavilion

Laura Joh Rowland has wowed me with another of her stories. I was interested in reading The Cloud Pavilion because of…
0October 17, 2011
Book Review: Peony in Love by Lisa See

Peony, the protagonist in Peony in Love, is a pampered sixteen year old when the reader meets her. She is sequestered…
1September 30, 2011
Book Review: We Want for our sisters what we want for ourselves

Patricia Dixon-Spear’s book analyzes African American relationships outside of the confines of European-Atlantic cultural norms. The first two chapters lay the…