The Knowledge Exchange Blog
The Licensing Act ten years on: ‘ruinous excess’ or a more civilised drinking culture?
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By Heather Cameron
‘Unbridled hedonism is precisely what [the Licensing Act] is about to unleash with all the ghastly consequences that ….
More people, more houses, more dissatisfaction… Are we ready for higher-density living in the UK?
By Morwen Johnson
We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us (Winston Churchill)
It’s estimated that we need 240,000 to 245,000 additional homes each year in ….
Goodbye Green Deal: the government’s decision to axe its energy efficiency scheme leaves a gap that will be hard to fill
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By James Carson
The Green Deal is dead. Last month, the energy and climate change secretary, Amber Rudd, announced that no further applications for finance from the ….
Graduating into a brighter future?
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by Stacey Dingwall
Post-recession, the employment situation for UK graduates has not been great. Following the economic crash, headlines and statistical releases alike ….
Being a young carer shouldn’t be a struggle
By Stacey Dingwall
Last month the winner of the Apps for Good “People’s Choice Award” was revealed as a group of school pupils from Denbigh ….



