http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/poverty-and-social-exclusion-in-the-uk-and-eu/2005-2011/rpt–poverty-and-social-exclusion.html New report from the UK Office of National statistics. The percentage of people who say they are unable to meet unexpected financial expenses has increased considerably since the start of the economic downturn, up from 26.6% in 2007 to 36.6% in 2011. The proportion of people unable to afford an annual holiday has also […]
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Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013
Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013 examined public attitudes towards the economy and indicated a growing optimism in relation to last year. Ipsos MORI carried out 2,515 interviews online with British adults aged 16-75. Fieldwork took place between 23-27 November 2012. http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3111/State-of-the-Nation-2013.aspx Other topics include brutishness & national identity. For older materials on […]
Top 100 gay-friendly employers
Stonewall releases 2013 list of top 100 gay-friendly employers Find out who heads the list and the criteria used by downloading the analysis from the website: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_work/stonewall_top_100_employers/default.asp On a related theme in the USA, the first Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a rating system of LGBT inclusion in municipal law has just been released by the […]
Reminder: Primary Sources
USA 108 volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States are now available in epub and MOBI formats. http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/ebooks These volumes cover events from 1945-1976. and were published by the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State. They contain official documents of the US government. Key topics include Vietnam, cold war […]
Joseph Stiglitz and Central Banks
Nobel Prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, stated that central banks have too much financial power to remain as unelected bodies. Read the full speech to the Indian reserve bank on his website: A Revolution in Monetary Policy: Lessons in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis, C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, January […]
Med-Mem
Med-Mem This new online video library co-funded by the European Union is the largest online video archive library with over 4000 items relating to the historic, cultural and tourism heritage of the Mediterranean. Chosen by an international editorial committee. There is strong coverage of Mediterranean countries that are partners of the EU – Algeria, Egypt, […]
Hate crime statistics
FBI latest figures for 2011 Compare with the UK latest figures. Projects and action plans to combat hate crime can also be found on the Home office website.
Crime statistics: India
Following the depressing news of the rape case in India, the National Crime records Bureau India has official crime statistics. Search the website by keyword to find some materials. The President of India and the parliament have issued recent press releases and there is newspaper coverage in the: Times of India. Indian Express Hindu The Center […]
Use of technology
2012 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR)http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html#~2012 Covers Generation Y 18-30 use of technology includes infographics on online friendship, smartphones, internet security (note complete report not yet in full online). Compare with earlier reports from 2010 onwards. The latest Pew Global Attitudes Project Report also charts the rise of social networking across the globe. It […]
IZA Discussion Papers
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers The IZA is a leading resource on labour market economics which cooperates closely with the Economics Department at the University of Bonn.
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