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Learning to dance the waltz in Australia?
Known as the unofficial anthem of Australia, ‘Waltzing Matilda‘ is a song we learn from a young age. The title gives the impression of a woman named Matilda who dances. It’s a little more complicated however, I assure you. Waltzing Matilda is a bush ballad written about the life of […]
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Reforming Britain’s NHS: Operation Successful Patient Dead
Established in 1948, the National Health Service (NHS) was a symbol of a new era – it was a symbol of a country which moved to bring good healthcare to all citizens as an important part of social welfare. Hospitals, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, opticians and dentists were brought together under […]
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Youth entrepreneurship in the UK: Challenges and opportunities
Is entrepreneurship an answer to current job losses and economic difficulties? For those who always wanted to go “their own way” there’s no better time than now to become an entrepreneur. The United Kingdom offers a huge variety of support schemes and mentoring schemes for aspiring young entrepreneurs. There is […]
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Why They Are Afraid
Barely a week into London’s post-Olympic stupor, before the stardust had settled, a lanky, middle-aged man emerged on the ground-floor balcony of a white stucco-fronted, red-brick building on Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge. The flowing snowy hair had been replaced by a crew cut, but there was no mistaking the body language—this […]
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Conflict is Here to Stay
Conflict is an innate aspect of human nature and thus inevitable. Man can never realistically avoid every single point of discord. Different perspectives, disagreements, divergent values, competing goals, and overlapping claims will always exist. Individuals, and the states they construct, in the quest to achieve their goals, will thus indubitably come to loggerheads. To ignore this fact is to lead policymakers, and the people who they are supposed to protect, down a dangerous path.