Friday 27 March 2020
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade -links to academic resources
We must not forget even at this time the victims of the slavery trade. Read the UN declaration and associated documents.
UCL Legacies of slave owning in Britain database
it shows how widespread the trade was not just large landowners.
At the core of the completed project is this online Encyclopaedia of British Slave-ownership containing information about (1) every slave-owner in the British Caribbean, Mauritius or the Cape at the moment of abolition in 1833; lists of estates all the slave-owners, attorneys, mortgagees and legatees for the estates between 1763 and 1833. Entries for individuals include information about the activities, affiliations and legacies of these men and women,
The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases is an international project which offers detailed background information on the trade and slave voyages. It has timelines and 3d maps.
For information on Britain and the abolition.
The UK Parliament site has some primary resource documents
The National Archives has educational resources it has a good lesson with original documents and links
as well as more detailed research guides and digitised documents
The British Library learning website also has some original anti-slavery materials from the 19th century
The Remembering slavery and mapping project archive is also worth exploring it took place in 2007 and includes activities and resources from museums in the North East. Anti-Slavery.org which hosts the site includes materials relating to modern day slavery.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Today is budget day - follow our free links
Today is Budget day 2020! Follow the news and predictions with our recommended links.
The budget will take place on March 11th. Live coverage on parliamentary TV channel
Transcripts will be made available later in the day on Hansard
LSE members can watch archived materials (since 1997) via the Box of Broadcasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility will publish an accompanying economic outlook on its website. it also has an economic and fiscal outlook
The House of Commons Library also has a good background briefing. They also have some historic facts and figures giving a list of chancellors and lengths of speeches from 1968 onwards.
News reports
Financial analysis from accountancy and financial services, tax firms
Industry and think tank submissions to the Chancellor.
ICAEW accountancy
Other organisations
Sunday 8 March 2020
International women's day some free statistics which show why it is necessary
On International women's day here are some free statistics which show why the fight for gender equality is necessary
The Office for National Statistics records the current gender pay gap as 17.3% in 2019. This is declining but still high
Global Gender Gap report 2020Published annually by the World Economic Forum since 1996. It benchmarks over 140 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four general themes: economic participation, educational attainment, health, and political power. in 2020 it recorded across all measures a gap of over 30%
The Office for National Statistics records the current gender pay gap as 17.3% in 2019. This is declining but still high
Global Gender Gap report 2020Published annually by the World Economic Forum since 1996. It benchmarks over 140 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four general themes: economic participation, educational attainment, health, and political power. in 2020 it recorded across all measures a gap of over 30%
The OECD Gender Data Portal includes selected indicators
shedding light on gender inequalities in education, employment,
entrepreneurship, health, development and Governance, they cover OECD member countries, as well as partner economies including Brazil, China,
India, Indonesia, and South Africa.
the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) also from the OECD has cross-country measures of discrimination against women in social institutions.
Free access to this excellent source which focuses upon demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life and agency. Search and download data, country reports and data visualisations.
It also has an interesting report on gender data gaps statistics.
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