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Economic growth: are we measuring what really matters?
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (789+ words) There is also a wider question: even if GDP were a perfect measure of economic activity, should continuous economic growth necessarily be our objective? Assume that there is a major oil spill causing significant pollution. It may cost, say, £2 million…...
Play, learning and the young child’s brain: ‘It doesn’t work like that’
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (621+ words) I have been writing about young children’s development and learning for over 25 years and about how this relates to neurobiology for approximately 15 of those. Yet I am still confronted by education policymakers who want to base early years practice on…...
Drought, disease and more besides are killing our trees
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (978+ words) Trees affected by drought. Image by Bob Harvet via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) The title of this article might sound like the opening line of a poem. In reality, it might better describe a requiem, because the consequences of human…...
Can Labour ever settle its internal divisions?
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (502+ words) The answer lies somewhere between the two. Labour’s divisions are not new, but the issues driving them have changed dramatically. Economic disagreements once defined the party. Today, cultural questions often prove even more divisive. However, some traditional Labour voters view…...
Travesty of language – the hollowing-out of the most-favoured nation clause
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1145+ words) Image by Evgeny Karandaev. Licensed by Shutterstock. [BD] This is an article about language and meaning. Last week the United States surpassed even its own record of discriminatory and illegal trade measures by imposing, via Section 301 of its Trade Act,…...
York wildfire brings North Sea drilling debate close to home
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (420+ words) Hob Moor fire. Image credit: North Yorkshire Weather Updates Plumes of steam and smoke stretched across Hob Moor just off Thanet Road in York on 19 July. A sizable patch of the ground was already covered in black ash as a…...
Barbara Briggs: The Wakefield artist who took her talents across the world
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (792+ words) Barbara Woodward (nee Briggs) 1887–1976 with some of her book illustrations Barbara Briggs became an internationally respected wildlife artist, printer, illustrator and traveller before devoting herself to campaigning for working women’s rights in post-war Canada. In September 2026 she will be honoured…...
Gertrude Briggs: the Wakefield artist who forged her own path
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (849+ words) Turn of the century Wakefield with inset image of Barbara McPherson née Briggs (1882 – 1948) A pioneering artist, teacher, missionary and writer whose life took her from Victorian Wakefield to colonial Hong Kong is finally being recognised more than 75 years after her…...
A breath of fresh air: a brief history of the West Riding’s public parks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) Canal Gardens, Roundhay Park, Leeds. Image by Tim Green CC BY 2.0 (Flickr) As local authorities gained more powers under public health legislation, municipal pride began to drive park creation. Towns competed to build the grandest spaces. The pinnacle of this…...
Former BBC journalist awarded damages over unlawful surveillance
1+ week, 2+ day ago (500+ words) People with warning notification and spam message icon on mobile Credit: 1stFootage Asset no: 2336194221 Licensed by Shutterstock [BD] The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has welcomed the decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and the Police Service of…...