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Tbilisi + 40
I've been re-reading the Tbilisi Declaration which remains more inspiring than many a document produced recently. It's 40 years old this year, so we can expect celebrations, etc. Though what exactly is to be celebrated remains unclear. I was struck by...
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More liberalism
In its Christmas edition, the Economist ran a leading article on the need for even more liberalism in 2017 – despite its many sets-back in 2016. I was struck by the passage: As a set of beliefs that emerged at the...
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Looking at humans and other animals
A day at the zoo - not a favourite place of mine. I went for a Joint School Grounds & Natural Environment Sectors LOtC Partnership meeting and the main animals I saw were human (mostly young), flamingoes and moorhens. The last...
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Subjective well-being over the life course
The LSE's Centre for Economic Performance has released videos of its recent seminar: Subjective well-being over the life course: evidence and policy implications. Here's the background: Why should governments care about people's wellbeing? How would policy change if raising wellbeing...
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Breakfast and educational outcomes in 9–11-year-olds
A study has found that the provision of free breakfast clubs for primary schools in disadvantaged areas boosted maths and literacy results. The work was evaluated by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and looked at free breakfasts provided before the...
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Oxfam's minivan of Mammon
I wrote the other day about Oxfam's careful arithmetic in its showcasing of how so much wealth is owned by so few. 8 billionaires, says Oxfam, own more [ $426bn ] than half the world's population [ $409bn ]. Not so, says...
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UKSSD’s open letter to the Prime Minister
UK Stakeholder's for sustainable development [UKSSD] wrote an open letter to Mrs May last week. It was published in the Times. It's here: Dear Prime Minister, As a group of businesses investing in making our economy fit for the future,...
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Bigging himself up, bigly
I'm well known for my toleration and generosity of spirit, for my forbearance and my willingness to see the best in everybody. I can even believe that there might be some good in the new president – somewhere, secreted away, and that...
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Sterling on the SDGs
I've been reading Stephen Sterling's recent piece in the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development (Vol 10.2). It's here, and downloadable. This is the Abstract: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are viewed in the context of Johan Rockström’s work on...
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Neo-colonial adventurism and the NUS
A UK team of two (from EAUC and NUS), is heading off to Uzbekistan to sell them the delights of ESD. You'd have thought that the Uzbeks had problems enough, but apparently not. This is a British Council funded jaunt and you...
