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To mark World Press Freedom day, UNESCO adopted the Riga Declaration. This affirms the importance of free journalism for sustainable development. Reporters without Borders has an annual ranking of press freedom worldwide. Freedom House annual survey is also out.
UK Elections: voter’s regret
Voter’s regret An interesting fact has been the surge in LibDem membership applications since the election. The Conversation discusses the psychology of voter regret. VoteBee is a fascinating app from Loughborough University which aims to extract the emotions in tweets. Find out what voters felt about the parties.
UK Election Polls
Why were the general election polls wrong? Now the election votes have been counted, commentators are asking why many of the polls were wrong. Some refer to the ‘shy Tory’ who does not want to publicly admit to voting Conservative. This concept emerged in 1992 when the proportion of the vote won by the Conservative […]
1929 election cartoons on women voters
University of Kent archive has fascinating examples of cartoons from newspapers on how women will vote!
Compare the NHS with other health services
Economist Intelligence Unit has just published a report which compares the NHS with healthcare services in 30 other OECD nations. Download the report (free registration required) to see how it ranks in terms of expenditure, access and population health outcomes. WHO Global Health expenditure database has worldwide statistics since 1995 by percentage of national GDP. […]
Bitcoin ‘offers opportunities to charities’
According to the latest report from the Charities Aid Foundation online currencies such as Bitcoin could enable charities to cut currency transfer costs and encourage transparency. However it does identify some risks associated with value fluctuations. Use its website to find other reports on charitable giving
Where is the best place to be a mother?
Find out by consulting the ranking in the latest annual report from Save the Children. It considers inequality between Mothers and infants in urban areas around the world. You have to register to download the report. WHO Global Health Observatory has data on worldwide maternal mortality 1990-2013
Globally women earn 24% less than men
Regional gender pay gaps vary from an average 33% in South Asia to 14% in the Middle East and North Africa. This is one of the key findings of the UN 2014/15 Progress of the World’s Women report. It emphasises the need to transform economies in order to improve women’s lives.
How do you access news?
39 out of 50 of the top US news sites now get more traffic from mobile devices than desktop computers. Explore this and other data on the media industry from the latest Pew annual report which also has a useful media indicators database.
The boomerang generation
Are you part of the ‘boomerang generation’? LSE has published research on the impact on family relationships of young adults returning to the parental home after graduating from university. But what are the facts about the nature and extent of this ‘boomerang’ trend? The Office for National Statistics recorded a 26% rise in the number […]
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