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Racial prejudice: how bad measures can lead us astray

Rob Ford By Rob Ford Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: February 26, 2015

Last year, the Guardian triggered a major debate over prejudice after a front page splash painted a dark picture of rising racial intolerance in Britain, writes Dr Robert Ford. But he argues that this debate was focussed on a poorly constructed measure – and that more robust measures paint a very different picture. There is […]

Tagged With: British Social Attitudes survey, muslims, racial discrimination, racial prejudice, The Guardian, West Indians

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Learning from The Apprentice

Nicola Banks By Nicola Banks Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 21, 2014

As Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrates innovation, Dr Nicola Banks warns that youth entrepreneurship is no magic solution to mass youth unemployment. The Apprentice is one of my TV highlights. Watching through open fingers as Lord Alan Sugar tries to find his next business partner amongst a bunch of hapless contestants makes one thing very clear. […]

Tagged With: Barclays Bank, entrepreneurship, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, State of the World's Population Report, The Apprentice, The Guardian, UNFPA, vocational training, youth employment, youth entrepreneurship, youth unemployment

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