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Bluffocracy

Author : James Ball
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785904175
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Bluffocracy written by James Ball and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is run by bluffers. At the top of our government, our media and the civil service sit men – it's usually men – whose core skills are talking fast, writing well and endeavouring to imbue the purest wind with substance. They know a little bit about everything, and an awful lot about nothing. We live in a country where George Osborne can become a newspaper editor despite having no experience in journalism, squeezing it in alongside five other jobs; where a newspaper columnist can go from calling a foreign head of state a 'wanker' to being Foreign Secretary in six months; where the minister who holds on to his job for eighteen months has more expertise than the supposedly permanent senior civil servants. The UK establishment has signed up to the cult of winging it, of pretending to hold all the aces when you actually hold a pair of twos. It prizes 'transferable skills', rewarding the general over the specific – and yet across the country we struggle to hire doctors, engineers, coders and more. Written by two self-confessed bluffers, this incisive book chronicles how the UK became hooked on bluffing – and why we have to stop it.

Sex, Power, Control

Author : Fiona Gardner
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718848209
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Sex, Power, Control written by Fiona Gardner and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given their rhetoric on safeguarding, the response of religious organisations to abuse by the clergy - sexual, physical and spiritual - has been inept, thoughtless, mean, and without any sense of urgency. Sex, Power, Control explores the underlying reasons for the mishandling of recent abuse cases. Using psychoanalytical and sociological insights, and including her own experiences as shown in the BBC documentary Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret, Gardner asks why the Churches find themselves in such a crisis, and how issues of power and control have contributed to secrecy, deception and heartache. Drawing on survivor accounts and delving into the psychology of clergy abusers, she reveals a culture of avoidance and denial, while an examination of power dynamics highlights institutional narcissism and a hierarchical structure based on deference, with defensive assumptions linked to sex, gender and class. Sex, Power, Control is an invaluable resource for all those in the church or similar institutions, and for anyone concerned about child abuse.

The Press Freedom Myth

Author : Jonathan Heawood
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785905457
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book The Press Freedom Myth written by Jonathan Heawood and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does press freedom mean in a digital age? Do we have to live with fake news, hate speech and surveillance? Can we deal with these threats without bringing about the end of an open society? In a fast-moving narrative, Heawood moves from the birth of print to the rise of social media. He shows how the core ideas of press freedom emerged out of the upheavals of the seventeenth century, and argues that these ideas have outlived their sell-by date. Heawood draws on his unique experience as a journalist, campaigner and the founder of the UK's first independent press regulator. He describes his own crisis of faith as his commitment to absolute press freedom was rocked – first by phone hacking at the News of the World, and then by the rise of social media. Nonetheless, he argues powerfully against censorship, and instead sets out the five roles that democratic states should play to ensure that people get the best out of the media and mitigate the worst.

In Defence of Political Correctness

Author : Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785904256
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book In Defence of Political Correctness written by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual rights cannot always take precedence over collective, social responsibility. Without self-moderation, our streets, schoolyards, public transport, waiting rooms and restaurants would turn into bear pits. Most citizens understand that. Some, however, seem determined to cause disorder in the name of free speech. Powerful, machiavellian and wealthy individuals are leading this disruption and breaking the old consensus. Thus, anti-political correctness has taken over the UK and US, spearheaded by some of the most influential voices in media and politics. Invective, lies, hate speech, bullying, intemperance and prejudice have become the new norms. Intolerance is justified through invocations of liberty. Restraint is oppression. A new order has been established in which racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia are proudly expressed. In this powerful new book, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown puts forth a spirited defence of political correctness, forcefully arguing that, in spite of many failures, this movement has led to a more civilised, equal and tolerant world. By tracing the history and definition of the term, Alibhai-Brown looks to clarify the very nature of PC, which is ultimately grounded in human decency, understanding and compassion – all of which are essential for a safer and kinder world.

The New Philistines

Author : Sohrab Ahmari
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785901591
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book The New Philistines written by Sohrab Ahmari and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary art is obsessed with the politics of identity. Visit any contemporary gallery, museum or theatre, and chances are the art on offer will be principally concerned with race, gender, sexuality, power and privilege. The quest for truth, freedom and the sacred has been thrust aside to make room for identity politics. Mystery, individuality and beauty are out; radical feminism, racial grievance and queer theory are in. The result is a drearily predictable culture and the narrowing of the space for creative self-expression and honest criticism. Sohrab Ahmari's book is a passionate cri de coeur against this state of affairs. The New Philistines takes readers deep inside a cultural scene where all manner of ugly, inept art is celebrated so long as it toes the ideological line, and where the artistic glories of the Western world are revised and disfigured to fit the rigid doctrines of identity politics. The degree of politicisation means that art no longer performs its historical function, as a mirror and repository of the human spirit - something that should alarm not just art lovers but anyone who cares about the future of liberal civilisation.

The University Challenge

Author : Edward Byrne
Publisher : Pearson UK
ISBN 13 : 1292276525
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (922 download)

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Download or read book The University Challenge written by Edward Byrne and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ever, we need our universities to be engines of change and social justice. Universities can play a major role in making this complex and changing world a better place, helping economies and societies to adapt and respond to the grand challenges we face, from tackling climate change to harnessing artificial intelligence. This is their mission and their challenge. If universities are to remain true to their higher purpose, they must also find a higher gear. Ed Byrne and Charles Clarke show how transforming universities can change the world.

Digital Transformation at Scale

Author : Andrew Greenway
Publisher : London School of Economics and Political Science
ISBN 13 : 9781907994784
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Digital Transformation at Scale written by Andrew Greenway and published by London School of Economics and Political Science. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Organisations that grew up on the web have changed our attitude to the services we rely on every day. We expect them to work, be simple, cheap or free. They have done this by perfecting new technologies, practices, cultures and business models. However, organizations founded before the Internet aren't keeping pace - despite spending millions on IT. Faced with the digital revolution, many people working in large organisations instinctively see its consequences as another layer of complexity. To some of them, `digital' promises a better fax machine, a quicker horse, a brighter candle. In fact, digital is about applying the culture, practices, business models and technologies of the Internet era to respond to people's raised expectations. It is not a new function. It is not even a new way of running the existing functions of an organisation, whether those are IT or communications. It is a new way of running organisations. A successful digital transformation makes it possible not only to deliver products and services that are simpler, cheaper and better, but for the organisation as a whole to operate effectively in the online era. This book is a guide to building a digital institution. Based on experience and not theory it explains how a growing band of reformers in businesses and governments around the world have helped their organisations pivot to this new way of working, and what lessons others can learn from their experience. It is based on the authors' experience designing and helping to deliver the UK government's successful `Government Digital Service'. The GDS was a new institution made responsible for the digital transformation of government, designing public services for the Internet era. It snipped GBP4 billion off the government's technology bill, opened up public sector contracts to thousands of new suppliers, and delivered online services so good that citizens chose to use them over the offline alternatives, without a big marketing campaign. Other countries, and private sector companies too, took note. Here is a simple map to navigate a path through the blockers, buzzwords and bloody-mindedness that doom analogue organisations."--Publisher's description.

Managing Talent

Author : Stephen Swailes
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839090936
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Managing Talent written by Stephen Swailes and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Talent: A Critical Appreciation is aimed at management researchers seeking alternative and sometimes suppressed insights into talent theory and practice. The book gives alternative critical understandings of management innovations and highlight fresh insights into popular management ideas, practices and the literatures that surrounds them.

15 Minutes of Power

Author : Peter Riddell
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1782835334
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book 15 Minutes of Power written by Peter Riddell and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aside for the secretaries of state, those lofty roles at the Home Office, MOD, Exchequer, and Foreign office, the ministers of the UK are a cast of roles that expand, and contract based on the whims and political needs of the Prime Minister. Within their portfolios those MPs and Lords are immensely powerful - able to reshape whole sectors of British society, grant or refuse government contracts and planning permission, and intervene in matters throughout the country. And yet, few members of the British Public could name every single minister and fewer still could say the extent of each minister's responsibilities. We like to imagine that they are competent, prepared, and entirely in control, and we hold them to standards as though they are. But they are often none of those things. These men and women serve at the pleasure of the Prime Minister. Any misstep or scandal can invite media attention, public outcry, and their swift departure. At the same time, their resignations can shatter political alliances and bring down Prime Ministers and even governments. Their positions are, therefore, both immensely powerful and precarious. In Fifteen Minutes of Power, Peter Riddell draws on interviews with former ministers, conducted on behalf of the Institute of Government, to reveal the fraught existence of these powerful men and women.

Ministerial Leadership

Author : Leighton Andrews
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031500083
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Ministerial Leadership written by Leighton Andrews and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministerial Leadership offers a practice-based account of how ministers in UK governments perform their roles and exercise leadership in their spaces of activity. Drawing on the unique Ministers Reflect archive of the Institute for Government, which is an open and growing resource of over 140 ministerial interviews at UK and devolved government levels, as well as other ministerial reflections, the book addresses the literature on ministerial life and political leadership, and develops new concepts for examining ministerial leadership in different spheres. It argues that the relationship between ministers and civil servants has changed significantly in recent decades, as ministers place greater emphasis on delivery and implementation. The book adopts a theoretically pluralist approach with the intention of offering a valuable teaching aid for existing and new courses. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy and governance.

Post-Truth

Author : James Ball
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785902504
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Post-Truth written by James Ball and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2016 marked the birth of the post-truth era. Sophistry and spin have coloured politics since the dawn of time, but two shock events - the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's elevation to US President - heralded a departure into murkier territory. From Trump denying video evidence of his own words, to the infamous Leave claims of £350 million for the NHS, politics has rarely seen so many stretching the truth with such impunity. Bullshit gets you noticed. Bullshit makes you rich. Bullshit can even pave your way to the Oval Office. This is bigger than fake news and bigger than social media. It's about the slow rise of a political, media and online infrastructure that has devalued truth. This is the story of bullshit: what's being spread, who's spreading it, why it works - and what we can do to tackle it.

Endosonography E-Book

Author : Robert H. Hawes
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323550940
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Endosonography E-Book written by Robert H. Hawes and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full spectrum of endoscopic ultrasound, Endosonography, 4th Edition, by Drs. Robert Hawes, Paul Fockens, and Shyam Varadarajulu, is a comprehensive, one-stop resource for mastering both diagnostic and therapeutic EUS procedures. Leading global authorities guide you step by step through both introductory and advanced techniques, covering everything from interpretation and accurate diagnosis to treatment recommendations. High-quality images and an easy-to-navigate format make this updated reference a must-have for both beginning and experienced endosonographers. Features completed updated content throughout, including new sections on high-intensity focused ultrasound, through-the-needle biopsy, benign pancreatic masses, and gastro-jejunostomy. Includes perspectives from new contributors who provide global experience and knowledge. Contains new and enhanced illustrations that correlate with high-quality endoscopic images. Covers cutting-edge techniques for performing therapeutic interventions, such as drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts and EUS-guided anti-tumor therapy, as well as fine needle aspiration (FNA) procedures.

Cultures Differ Differently

Author : S. N. Balagangadhara
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000477738
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Cultures Differ Differently written by S. N. Balagangadhara and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a collection of essays by contemporary thinker and social scientist S.N. Balagangadhara which develop an alternative theoretical framework for a comparative study of Western and Asian cultures. These essays illustrate how ‘decolonisation of social sciences’ is a cognitive task and offer novel hypotheses about human beings and society. They demonstrate the implications of cultural difference in the study of domains such as psychology, political theory, ethics, religion, sociology, translation, law, Indology, and philosophy. The book addresses new questions in the study of Western and Indian culture and social sciences, and discusses themes like selfless morality and the moral self; knowledge and action; critical representations of Indian traditions and classical literature; law, religion and culture; translation and interpretations; and varna and social systems. Part of the Critical Humanities Across Cultures series, this interdisciplinary volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of philosophy, philosophy of science, ethics, religious studies, postcolonial studies, sociology and social anthropology, cultural studies, literature, comparative studies and Global South studies.

The Intelligent Lifestyle Magazine

Author : Francesco Franchi
Publisher : Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
ISBN 13 : 9783899556315
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book The Intelligent Lifestyle Magazine written by Francesco Franchi and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive monograph about the Italian monthly supplement 'Intelligence in Lifestyle' tells the story of how the magazine's consistent visual and journalistic quality developed. It features numerous examples to explain editorial concepts and branding elements.

Managing Talent

Author : Stephen Swailes
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839090952
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Managing Talent written by Stephen Swailes and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Talent: A Critical Appreciation is aimed at management researchers seeking alternative and sometimes suppressed insights into talent theory and practice. The book gives alternative critical understandings of management innovations and highlights new insights in popular management ideas, practices and literature that surrounds them.

Warring Fictions

Author : Christopher Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786612915
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Warring Fictions written by Christopher Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combative but constructive, Warring Fictions makes the case for pluralism and questions the premise of Corbynism.

The System

Author : James Ball
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526607212
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The System written by James Ball and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A fascinating exposé of the world behind your screen. Timely, often disturbing, and so important' Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women 'Takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos et al to a murkier world where we discover how everything online works and who benefits from it. Fascinating, engaging and important' Observer 'Could not be more timely' Spectator The internet is a network of physical cables and connections, a web of wires enmeshing the world, linking huge data centres to one another and eventually to us. All are owned by someone, financed by someone, regulated by someone. We refer to the internet as abstract from reality. By doing so, we obscure where the real power lies. In this powerful and necessary book, James Ball sets out on a global journey into the inner workings of the system. From the computer scientists to the cable guys, the billionaire investors to the ad men, the intelligence agencies to the regulators, these are the real-life figures powering the internet and pulling the strings of our society. Ball brilliantly shows how an invention once hailed as a democratising force has concentrated power in places it already existed – that the system, in other words, remains the same as it did before.