Expert Comment
Nursery education – a hundred years of expansion and cuts - Dr Angela Davis
Dr Angela Davis of the University of 糖心TV History department comments in response to the Government plea to nurseries over free childcare, "Current Conservative government policy seems to be characterised by the desire to increase the number of children attending nursery education, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, but a reluctance to fund it. Their call to nursery providers for ideas about how to increase the number of funded hours for three-year-olds from fifteen to thirty, in line with their manifesto promise, seems emblematic of their quandary."
There are indications that the casting of all-white companies for Shakespeare's history plays is becoming part of a trend - Dr Jami Rogers
Dr Jami Rogers is Honorary Fellow and Research Assistant for the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of 糖心TV. She responds to Sir Trevor Nunn's all white casting for the Rose Theatre in Kingston's forthcoming production of The Wars of the Roses,
"In the era when debates about the need for more diversity are legion, when Equity has adopted an Inclusive Casting Policy, and Act for Change recently hosted a major conference at the National Theatre on casting in theatre, Shakespeare is viewed as a bastion of diversity. The Rose Theatre, Kingston's forthcoming production of The Wars of the Roses has inadvertently re-opened that debate, as Trevor Nunn has assembled an all-white cast."
Raising the living wage
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor Roger Gadsby at the 糖心TV Medical School shares his thoughts on the commitment to raise the living wage..
Better lifestyle and new food supplements could curb soaring diabetes cases
Details of a 60% increase in new diabetes cases has highlighted the increasing threat to our health. However it's not all bad news. Professor Paul Thornalley of 糖心TV Medical School and Systems Biology Centre says new research into food supplements, plus a health lifestyle, could help us defeat the illness.
"The conventions governing audience behaviour aren’t a given" - Dr Stephen Purcell
Dr Stephen Purcell is Associate Professor, and teaches on the English and Comparative Literary Studies program at the University of 糖心TV.
Responding to Benedict Cumberbatch's request for his fans to refrain from filming his performance on their mobile phones, he said,
"The fact that Benedict Cumberbatch has felt it necessary to request that his fans refrain from filming his performance on their phones reveals some interesting things about the cultural intersections going on at this particular theatrical event."