Notes on the work of Prof Arthur Deikman analysing cult behaviours and their occurrence in everyday life. Devaluing the outsider is a key trait of cult behaviour bound up with the idea of being special, better than those outside the group.
How Can Education Help To Shape A Steady State Culture ? A Discussion Paper
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Downloadable document framing education and learning in terms of human development
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Podcast exploring the issues of crime, punishment, concepts of rehabilitation and forgiveness
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10th December 2023 Edinburgh: Come along to The Outhouse (12A Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh) at 4 pm for a talk on ‘How and why did a religious country like Scotland in 17th and 18th centuries, get involved in slavery and how was it eventually ended?' by Kate Phillips. For more information CLICK HERE
How London became the dirty money capital of the world | Financial Times Film
Robert Jenkins’ Partial List of Banking Misdeeds
Nicholas Shaxon's Treasure Islands; Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Nicholas Shaxson on his book 'The Finance Curse'
Full Circle & Nicholas Shaxson: Treasure Islands, tax havens and more
HMRC Annual Measuring tax gaps 2022 edition
The Panama Papers: Exposing The Rogue Offshore Finance
Research Clinic - Online Investigation and Training with Paul Myers
Click here for DIY notes to doing 'Ragged University'; it is a practice, not an organisation
Collective punishment is a war crime
Introduction to International Criminal Law (Part I)
The peer led teaching methods developed by Andrew Bell and Joseph Lancaster were principal means for developing the Ragged Schools movement. Before education was free for everyone in Britain, there were Ragged Schools. Beginning in the 18th century, philanthropists started Ragged Schools to help the disadvantaged towards a better life. During the 19th century, more people began to worry about neglected children and more schools were opened. These early Ragged Schools were started by merchants and communities and staffed by volunteers.
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