News tagged with margaret thatcher
At inquiry, Rupert Murdoch defends 50-year record
(AP) -- News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday that his globe-spanning TV and newspaper empire doesn't carry as much political sway as is often believed, telling a British inquiry into media ethics ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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New pterosaur species named after political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of pterosaur, discovered by a University of Portsmouth palaeontologist, has been named after the artist famous for his notorious and iconic caricatures of Margaret Thatcher.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Australia academics blast UK lord over Hitler jibe
Dozens of Australian academics signed a letter Tuesday demanding a lecture by British climate sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton be axed after he compared the country's climate adviser to Hitler.
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Brave New World?
(PhysOrg.com) -- British trade unionism was not undermined by Margaret Thatcher, but by the dawn of a new, brutally competitive age that weakened it dramatically in the private sector, a major new analysis claims.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Born identity revealed in newly-opened archive
A Nobel Prize Medal, a postcard from Einstein and a Hitler-stamped letter of expulsion are among a fascinating archive of documents and other material belonging to Max Born – one of the fathers of quantum mechanics – ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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A direct connection between business rates and local economy has no foundation in reality
In 1988 Margaret Thatcher took control of business rates away from local councils and in 2011 Eric Pickles wants to give it back to them. In his article, 'What do business rates measure?' published by SAGE, Dominic Williams ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 11, 2011 |
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Life satisfaction, state intervention go hand in hand, Baylor researcher finds
People living in countries with governments that have a greater number of social services report being more satisfied with life, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 06, 2011 |
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Britain at political crossroads: study
The National Centre for Social Research today released its latest British Social Attitudes report, its landmark study of the public's attitudes and values, published annually for almost thirty years.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Historian says media was wrong to condemn unions over Solidarnosc
The press - and 1980 Thatcher Government - unfairly criticised the trade union movement over its support for the newly formed Polish Solidarity Trade Union, according to the most detailed analysis of the period ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Researchers identify parallel mechanism monkeys and humans use to recognize faces
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Are you phonagnosic?
The first known case of someone born without the ability to recognise voices has been reported in a paper by UCL (University College London) researchers, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia. The UCL team are ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Facial expressions say more than 1,000 words
People talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message. Only with the correct intonation and facial expression does the message acquire meaning. People ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Servants and masters -- the Chatterley trial
It was one of the defining legal battles of the twentieth century. A courtroom drama which tackled issues of class, gender relations, sexuality, morality and censorship head on.
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Britain considers manned space missions
The British government may be rethinking its decision not to pursue manned space missions.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2008 |
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