Budgets: historic documents
In light of the spring statement here are some examples of documents from the LSE Digital Library: The resource lets you search the page for budget and zoom to see it highlighted in context.
Women and art in London
A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s. Some fascinating biographies and images are included.
Voices Through Time – Coram
Coram was founded in 1739 as the Foundling Hospital and supports children in care. It is working on projects to digitise its archives while asking current children and care leavers to respond to the archive in creative ways using the assistance of professional artists. Through this, it aims to bring to life stories of care […]
‘An ordinary life’: The King’s Fund’s work on services for disabled people
An online exhibition created by the Kings Fund Library for disability history month. The source explores aspects of the organisation’s work with and for disabled people. This covers physical and mental health issues, welfare, medical design accessibility and social rights. Links are provided to images, full text reports and catalogue entries. Note that some language […]
Gender pay gap
20th November 2024 is equal pay day, the day on which it is calculated that British women stop being paid compared to men so effectively there is a gap of over 5 weeks wages between male and female pay. The Fawcett society published a report with data which found that almost two-thirds of the gender pay gap would […]
Disability and employment
Trade Board records can give us a rare glimpse into the experiences and treatment of individual workers with disabilities or chronic illness in the early 20th century. The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick has an online collection Also this Social History Society blog post from a few years ago by Andy Holroyde, University of […]
Mary Middleton
On campaign. This page from English Heritage by historians Andrew Roberts and Lisa Berry-Waite recounts the life of one of the early women political campaigners, Mary Middleton, who sought to be elected in 1924. Her story reveals how the pre-war period and the First World War created new opportunities for women politicians but also the […]
Local skills shortages data tool
The Office for National Statistics has released an interactive tool allowing the user to look at demand for specific job roles in a local area and examine whether census and workforce data indicates a suitably skilled workforce is available there. The tool is underpinned by job advert data and calculated demand data. Full methodology is provided on […]
Mr Loverman
Playlist of an 8-part series which has just recently been broadcast on BBC1. The series is based on the book of the same name by Bernadine Evaristo which we have in the Reading Lounge at 823.92 EVA.
Radio: BBC sound effects database
Explore BBC sound effects database as used in radio broadcasts. Sounds are arranged thematically and each record includes technical and copyright/ licensing conditions.
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