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    Current Affairs Digest: Social Policy (November 2020)

    Thursday, 12 November, 2020

    Catch up on social policy with a selection of articles you may have missed from September and October 2020. Articles this month take a look at foodbank use and care home visitation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    • Families & Social Services
    • Health
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    Current Affairs Digest: Brexit (November 2020)

    Thursday, 12 November, 2020

    Catch up on a selection of articles you may have missed from October and November 2020. Brexit articles this month include results from the British Social Attitudes survey, and how Australia is impacted  by the Brexit negotiations. 

    • Current Affairs Digest
    • Brexit & the EU
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    Current Affairs Digest: World Affairs (November 2020)

    Thursday, 12 November, 2020

    Catch up on world affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed from September 2020. Articles this month include a look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, how an indigenous tribe in Brazil is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, and Africa's relationship with the EU. 

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    • World Affairs
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    Current Affairs Digest: Economics (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on economics articles you may have missed from September 2020. This month we take an in-depth look at the issue of race and economic inequality.

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    • Economy
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    Current Affairs Digest: Science (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on articles you may have missed from the world of science. This month we look at how infants acquire language, and the rise of algorithms in the workplace.

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    • Science & Technology
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    Current Affairs Digest: Constitution (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on articles about British politics and the constitution you may have missed. This month we take a look at Welsh independence, and whether the British state is more centralised than ever before.

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    • Government
    • Parliament
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    Current Affairs Digest: Brexit (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at cooperation between France, Germany and the UK on defence issues, and the potential impact of a no deal Brexit.

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    • Brexit & the EU
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    Current Affairs Digest: Social Policy (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at the early years workforce, and the challenges facing 'generation Covid'.

    • Current Affairs Digest
    • Families & Social Services
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    Current Affairs Digest: World Affairs (September 2020)

    Thursday, 01 October, 2020

    Catch up on world affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed from September 2020. Articles this month include a look at modern Brazil, and how diplomats are operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    • World Affairs
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    Current Affairs Digest: Economics (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    This article summarises a selection of commentaries on monetary financing, which is the central bank creating money on which interest is not paid. It sets out the pros and cons of the monetary financing approach, and discusses proposals for mitigating some of the risks involved. It also considers arguments that the Bank of England’s existing policy of quantitative easing (QE) is a form of monetary financing.

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    • Economy
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    Current Affairs Digest: Social Policy (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on young people and the internet.

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    • Health & Social Policy
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    Current Affairs Digest: Brexit (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on the impact of coronavirus on Brexit.

    • Current Affairs Digest
    • Brexit & the EU
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    Current Affairs Digest: Science (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    Catch up on science articles you may have missed from June 2020. This month we look at the issue of structural racism in healthcare, and the development of nuclear fusion.

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    • Health
    • Science & Technology
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    Current Affairs Digest: World Affairs (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    Catch up on articles on world affairs you may have missed in June 2020, including on the impact of coronavirus on Africa's informal workers and on the relationship between Venezuela and Iran.

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    • World Affairs
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    Current Affairs Digest: Constitution (June 2020)

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    Catch up on articles about the constitution, government and parliament you may have missed from May and June 2020. Including articles on the development of virtual parliaments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    • Parliament

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