PhD placement students, Andrew Booth & Rowan Campbell, write: Is the UK in danger of losing its wide variety of local accents? In the third episode of Linguistics at the Library, Andrew and Rowan investigate why we might tone down our accent when talking to people from different areas, and… read more
The reformed Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS) will ensure that pay better reflects the actual work being done by criminal defence advocates and that advocates are being fairly remunerated for work in more complex cases. The changes will bring the … read more
Thank you Dr Mohamed. And thank you also to those fellow Education Ministers I have had the opportunity to meet over the last few days. I think this has been a very successful conference. I would like to congratulate the … read more
As I have already publicised, Dundee’s Participatory Budgeting process “Dundee Decides” is now live – you can read more at vote here. If you live in Dundee, please go onto the site, select the ward in which you live (eg West End) and select which … read more
Prosperity, not austerity. That must be our aim. Prosperity will be easier won once we are out of the European Union. Restoring the freedoms of a once sovereign people. That is the overriding task we face. On June 24 2016 17.4 million voters gave a gr… read more