63 research outputs found
Mr Newport: The Story of Aubrey Hames
No full textAubrey Hames was one of the most iconic figures in the Welsh town of Newport in the decades following the second world war. He was a man of his time – someone who had experienced first-hand the difficulties of poverty and the horrors of conflict – and someone who had a true passion for improving the lives of his fellow human beings. The opposite of a career politician, Aubrey Hames was someone who served his entire political career in his local constituency – continuing to fight for improvement even when suffering police corruption, false accusations, and the subsequent loss of income. In the post-war decades, he developed a reputation as a forthright, honest and hardworking politician, respected by his political allies as well as his opponents and known throughout Newport for his famous moustache.In this moving account of his life, his son, Dominic Hames provides not only an account of a childhood in Wales and a young man’s experience of war, but also a glimpse of the state of local politics in the United Kingdom at the time – and the personal efforts made by countless local councillors all over the country to bring local towns into the twentieth century. This book is not only for those interested in local history or in the history of the labour party, but is for anyone interested in people and their dreams, motivations, disappointments and successes
Rozhovor Britských listů 173. S Peterem Hamesem o českém filmu [Britské listy interview 173. With Peter Hames on Czech cinema]
No full textAt the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Jan Culik interviews film historian Peter Hames, the author of a number of monographs and articles about Czechoslovak and Czech cinema. They speak about the importance of the 1960 Czech New Wave and its impact on British film makers. After a 90-second introduction in Czech, the fifteen minute interview is conducted in English, with Czech subtitles. The interview was broadcast on the Czech cable TV station Regionalnitelevize.cz from 13th July 2018
The UK's first climate change risk assessment and the implications for the coast
No full textIn 2008 the Climate Change Act was passed into law in the UK. This provides a legally binding framework for reducing carbon emissions. Much of the focus of the Act is on reducing emissions and hence on mitigation measures, however, the Act also requires a risk assessment to be undertaken every five years. The assessment of the risks (including opportunities) from climate change has to address those things that have social, environmental and economic value in the UK. The objective is to create an enabling environment in which the capacity to adapt can be developed in an informed manner and identify priorities for Government action. The risk assessment informs the National Adaptation Programme and will be updated every five years. This paper outlines the method of analysis, presents some results and draws some conclusions, with particular reference to those aspects that are likely to be of interest to the coastal community.</p
Biochemistry / David Hames and Nigel Hooper.
No full textPreviously published in 2000 as: Instant notes.Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-424) and index.vi, 438 pages. :A major update of the highly popular second edition, with changes in the content and organisation that reflect advances in the subject. As with the first two editions, the third edition of Instant Notes in Biochemistry provides the essential facts of biochemistry with detailed explanations and clear illustrations. It also includes new and expanded topics such as cytoskeleton, molecular motors, bioimaging, biomembranes, cell signaling, protein structure and enzymes regulation
The 'Settlers and Colonists' Affair
No full textIn the final weeks of 2012, media reports on Alasdair Gray’s essay ‘Settlers and Colonists’ sparked a heated debate concerning Scottish cultural governance and ‘anti-Englishness’. This chapter documents and contextualizes the controversy vis-à-vis the campaigns for and against Scottish independence, and several related cultural debates. A detailed chronology of initial media coverage and political reaction (extraordinary in its volume and vehemence) is supplemented by a list of recommended essays and blogs providing further insight. The lasting impact of this episode on Gray’s reputation and public standing is unclear; this chapter examines the role of politicians, the media and Gray himself in a process by which the author became (and was made to become) a casualty of his own incautious words, but also rendered curiously voiceless
Spatial analysis and simulation of extreme coastal flooding scenarios for national-scale emergency planning
No full textThe UK has a long history of coastal flooding, driven by large-scale low-pressure weather systems which can result in flooding over large spatial areas. Traditional coastal flood risk analysis is, however, often undertaken at local scales and hence does not consider the likelihood of simultaneous flooding over larger areas. The flooding within the UK over the Winter of 2013/2014 was notable both for its long duration, lasting over two months, and its spatial extent, affecting many different areas of England and Wales. It is thus apparent that to plan and prepare for these types of extreme event it is necessary to consider the likelihood of flood events arising at different locations simultaneously (i.e. to consider the spatial dependence of extreme flood events). This paper describes the application of a state-of-the-art multivariate extreme value methodology to extreme sea levels and wave conditions around the coast of England and Wales. The output of the analysis comprises a synthetic set of extreme but plausible events that explicitly captures the dependence between sea conditions at different spatial locations around the coast. These simulated extreme events can be used for emergency management and advanced flood risk analysis
Change risk assessment for Scotland
No full textThe UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) for Scotland was one of three devolved administration reports produced by the UK Government as part of the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1).This report identified specific threats as a result of climate change to Scotland, with the results presented to the Scottish and UK Governments in January 2012.The report was extensively reviewed by several hundred experts across a range of fields
UK climate change risk assessment: Evidence report
No full textThe UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Evidence Report was published by the Government on 25 January 2012. It was the first ever UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA1), which are published on a 5-yealry cycle, a requirement of the 2008 Climate Change Act.This report assessed over 100 risks and opportunities, narrowed down from an initial list of over 700, and was prepared by a consortium led by the consultancy HR Wallingford. The accompanying Government Report set out the main priorities for adaptation in the UK under 5 key themes identified in the Evidence Report. It also described the policy context, and action already in place to tackle some of the risks in each area
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