Who will you be at the ballot box?Shutterstock face swapTactical voting is one of the big themes in the 2015 UK election, as smaller parties emerge as players and their bigger counterparts battle to hold on to their seats. Around 8% of British voters tend to vote tactically – a figure that has been pretty stable since 1992. That equates to...
One consequence of the 2010 leader debates was that they almost entirely erased women from the political discussion. It has therefore been refreshing, and widely commented upon, that three of the party leaders taking part in the 2015 debates were women – Nicola Sturgeon for the SNP; Leanne Wood for Plaid Cymru; and Natalie Bennett for the...
Welcome to the Cantareira desert.SEBASTIAO MOREIRA / EPASão Paulo’s ongoing water crisis has left many of the city’s 20m or more residents without tap water for days on end. Brazil’s largest metropolis is into its third month of water rationing, and some citizens have even taken to drilling through their basements to reach...
The UK came 24th in a recent study of the best places to be a mother.from www.shutterstock.comIt has been a week of contrasts. The world’s press has been focused on the safe birth of one tiny princess at the same time as hundreds of babies are being born into an earthquake-devastated Nepal. It is tempting to consider that neither of these...
For decades, the Australian trade and construction sector operated almost entirely on word-of-mouth recommendations and local community networks. Small business owners typically relied on local newspa...
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Introduction Visa decisions can shape employment, family life, study plans, travel, and future residence. A small omission can lead to delay, added expense, or refusal. Immigration lawyers assess l...
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Many industrial processes require moisture to be removed from compressed air, products or process materials before they move to the next stage. Excess moisture can affect equipment performance, produc...
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Effective communication helps teams stay organised, share ideas and keep track of important information. While digital tools are now common in many workplaces, a whiteboard continues to provide a simp...
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The Evolution of Sustainable Event Merchandise Event planning has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade. Gone are the days when organizers could hand out cheap, single use plastic...
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Flowers have a great power to speak when humans cannot express their feelings with right words. Flowers are the best gifts when you are celebrating a birthday or welcoming a newborn child into your fa...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...
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Starting out as an Uber driver in Melbourne is not as complicated as it sounds but getting the vehicle right is where most new drivers get stuck. Uber has strict requirements around vehicle age, condi...
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