Worldwide Cost of Living report 2017
Where is the most expensive city to live? Download the free data from the latest Economist Intelligence Unit report which covers over 200 cities worldwide. It is conducted every 6 months and compares more than 400 prices including food, drink, transport and recreational costs. It includes useful graphs comparing the average price of a white […]
Do homes near top performing schools cost more?
Yes according to a report released by the Department of Education this week which makes interesting reading. But something we should not forget: Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has just released the annual 2017 Homeless Monitor for the UK which shows an increase in the number of individual and households who have experienced a […]
European Union – 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
The EU has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome, is an international agreement that led to the founding of the European Economic Community (EEC) on 1 January 1958. It was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West […]
How digital is your Country?
The EU has released the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which gathers together more than 30 indicators ranking European nations according to themes such as Connectivity, Human Capital, Use of Internet, Integration of Digital Technology and Digital Public Services. The website has good data visualizations as well as country reports and information about the […]
How China Became a Global Information Power
Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power Read the latest online report from Center for International Media Assistance to find out how. The 44 page book focuses upon three main areas: shaping international news media, guiding the evolution of the global Internet, and influencing global culture through Hollywood. Find data on […]
NATO Encyclopedia 2016
Useful reference tool on membership and policies: includes statistics. Also worth exploring the online library has treaties and reports from 1949 onwards.
Do young people trust the news?
Fascinating report from the Knight Foundation which focusses on findings from qualitative research with 52 teenagers and young adults in three U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Chicago, and Charlotte, North Carolina. It shows an increasing mistrust of the media and a reliance on the use of mobile technology. In the UK Ofcom has an annual news consumption […]
Wider determinants of Health Tool launched
A great new tool for Public Health England which uses official data to explore the social and economic and environmental factors which impact on the health of the English population. It measures on 7 domains: the natural and built environment, work and the labour market, vulnerability, income, crime, education the set of Marmot indicators (developed […]
Brexit debates in the House of Lords
Second defeat for Brexit in the House of Lords this week: Read the transcript in Lords Hansard – part one Read the transcript in Lords Hansard – part two Read the transcript in Lords Hansard – part three Lords divisions (votes) results Other UK parliament papers released this week on the topic are: The Government’s negotiating […]
Dangerous Women Project
Research project from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. It has been curating 365 responses to what it means to be a’ dangerous woman’ between International Women’s Day 2016-2017. Read (under News) contributions from biographers, scholars and more covering arts, literature and politics. See this example on Not Just a housewife […]
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