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The UK: Time for a diagnosis and a prognosis

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - July 10, 2023.

Thermometers and Temperatures It’s time for a health checkup for the UK.  Seven years of political turbulence here have been marked by our leaving the European...

Libel - How litigious are you?

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - June 5, 2023.

Libel is legally defined as “in written form”, rather than slander, which is in oral form.  Libel is therefore more easy to prove.  But is...

Chinese Whispers: Western "educational investment" in China

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - May 29, 2023.

UK education in China A British friend recently expressed his concern about how his children’s public school has established an “educational exchange programme’ by setting up...

"Cultural Appropriation": is it time for fair exchange?

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - May 22, 2023.

It was reassuring to read this week that the scientific journal Nature has published a final consensus among scientists that animal life was originally formed...

The UK Coronation: What is the appeal, and will it happen again?

UK Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - May 8, 2023.

Had my father been alive over the past few weeks he would have been shouting at the television screen, as he did whenever  a news...

UK Law - worldwide privacy test

UK The Editorial Board - May 3, 2023.

The Online Safety Bill is pending in the UK Parliament. It represents a continuation of the epic battle between governments and technology companies over the...

How to recycle a nuclear power station and how to use the spare parts

Technology Catriona M. Munro, TA Editor in Chief - April 24, 2023.

The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the world’s only “rotating lift”.  It raises and lowers boats and barges, and it connects three Scottish canals. It is...

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