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Is “Accent Bias” In Britain Still Far From Eradication?

BeauRoddis — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:46:17 +0000

Everyone has a telephone voice: high-pitched, smart and formal. But what if this extended beyond the phone and permeated your everyday life to the point where you feel that you have to alter who and what you are in order to ‘fit in’? This is the reality for many people with northern or regional accents, who feel that they have to tweak or mould themselves to fit in, to be taken seriously, or to get the job... For many, it becomes a performative daily dance, treading the fine line between conforming and stripping back parts of your identity.

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Berlin protesters honour Mahsa Amini

BeauRoddis — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:54:59 +0000

On Saturday 22nd October, a crowd of 80,000 gathered in Berlin to show solidarity with demonstrators in Iran, following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini. Iranian shopkeepers and factory workers also went on strike.

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America Leads The Way As Women’s Sport Sponsorships Increase in 2022

BeauRoddis — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:47:10 +0000

According to the sports and entertainment intelligence platform, SponsorUnited, sponsorship deals across women’s sports in the U.S. have increased by 20 per cent yearly.

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Are Just Stop Oil’s Tactics Uniting or Dividing?

BeauRoddis — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 17:55:29 +0000

From blocking traffic and gluing themselves to roads, to throwing soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers and spray painting the front of Harrods- have the organisation’s actions become alienating and ineffective?

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Truss’s Childcare Plans Branded “Simply Laughable”

BeauRoddis — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 21:51:53 +0000

30 hours of free child care are to be scrapped, as parents are set to be given cash instead as part of PM's new plans.

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A Nation Divided? Generations React To The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II

BeauRoddis — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:37:47 +0000

The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September sent shockwaves not just throughout the nation, but around the world. There was an outpouring of love from people wanting to be united by their identification with British citizens.

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