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New video games regulation a 'smokescreen'
New legislation to stop children playing inappropriate video games will fail unless government deals with the underlying issue of irresponsible parenting, research has found.
Efforts to nip crime in bud hampered by lack of co-ordination
Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour among young people are being undermined by a lack of joined-up working and the inability of organisations to collect appropriate data and share information.
Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms
Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.
English class divide extends to cosmetic surgery
The English class divide is still going strong when it comes to a choice of where to go abroad for breast implants and nose jobs.
Board-level ethics must be systematic, report finds
The key to making ethical decisions is to be methodical, says the National Inquiry into Organisational Ethical Decision-Making in the NHS.