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Caste-Away

Rohan Banerjee | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Social Mobility, India, Caste System, Meritocracy, Asia, Calcutta, Delhi, UK Politics, Indian Politics, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News
Rohan Banerjee

Industrially and economically India is incredible, but still thousands of people leave the country every year. Why? So long as the caste system continues to promulgate this social hang up of 'birth not worth', outdated religious reservations will hinder sociability and India's presence on the world stage.

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Democracy on Parole

Daniel M. Swain | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Colin Port, Lincoln, UK Police, Technocracy, Elections 2012, Democracy, British Police, Avon and Somerset Police, Lincolnshire, Sue Mountsteven, Meritocracy, Police Commissioners, Alan Hardwick, UK Universities & Education News
Daniel M. Swain

The recent elections of police commissioners in the UK, or more specifically in England and Wales, are a brilliant example of democratic stupidity. Wh...

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Every Little Helps?

Liam Atkinson | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Consumerism, Advertising, Meritocracy, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News
Liam Atkinson

In a society that is becoming increasingly polarised, increased self-empowerment and self-control are making victory all the sweeter and defeat all t...

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From Master to Slave - How Unpaid Labour is Killing Our Meritocracy

Oscar Holland | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Internships, Work Experience, Unpaid Internships, Unpaid-Overtime, Meritocracy, Interns, Unemployment, Youth Unemployment, UK Politics News
Oscar Holland

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) estimates that British workers collectively perform 1,968 million hours of unpaid overtime a year, meaning that this morning marks a momentous occasion in many people's calendars.

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