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Arguments Amongst Friends: Twenty Five Years of Sceptical Enquiry

Arguments Amongst Friends: Twenty Five Years of Sceptical Enquiry

Nick Kuennsberg, Gillian Lomas

This book tells the story of the foundation of the Institute and includes a series of specially commisioned essays and papers derived from its activities and archives over the past 25 years. It illistrates the Institute’s role in filling an important and rare safe place for “arguments amongst friends”

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Scotland in Europe

HOP 88. Scotland in Europe

Andrew Scott, Rory O’Donnell, Ulf Sverdrup, Toby Archer

DHI in conjunction with the European Movement in Scotland with background explaining past and present arrangements by Drew Scott and case studies from Ireland, Norway and Finland.

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Re-shaping the Public Finances

HOP 87. Re-shaping the Public Finances

Jim Gallagher, Jeremy Peat, Anton Muscatelli,Robert W Black, David Bell, Richard Kerley, David Hume, Kal Osmani, Eddie Frizzel,John Aldridge

A collection of eight essays discuss the options available for the difficult task of coping with the public finances – cutting services, driving efficiency, strong management or culture change?

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Intellectual Property

HOP 86. Intellectual Property

Lord Hoffmann

The Hume lecture by the distinguished judge, Lord Hoffman examines the law of patents, copyright and trade marks.

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The Future of Equalities

HOP 85. The Future of Equalities

Trevor Phillips

The Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s presentation given at the the RSE on 24 February 2010.

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