576 research outputs found
Dunsinane
No full textInternational audienceUne impression de déjà-vu ? La forteresse de Dunsinane, c’est le château où s’était retranché l’usurpateur Macbeth à la fin de la « pièce écossaise » de William Shakespeare. David Greig reprend la situation là où Shakespeare l’avait laissée en 1606. Le tyran meurtrier a été éliminé ; la dangereuse femme-sorcière qui avait poussé son époux au crime est défaite, elle aussi. Peut-on alors espérer la paix ? Pas tout à fait. Certes, Macbeth est mort, mais son successeur Malcolm n’est que veulerie et luxure, et Lady Macbeth, de son vrai nom Gruach, n’est pas prête à abandonner l’Écosse aux mains de ce Malcolm, monarque calculateur appuyé par l’ennemi anglais. L’harmonie politique semble ne pas vouloir s’installer en ce royaume.Dans la suite qu’il invente à la tragédie de Shakespeare, Greig s’infiltre dans les ouvertures, ou plutôt les ellipses, de l’histoire des Macbeth, et il les remplit des doutes politiques de notre époque. Greig rebat les cartes et distribue une nouvelle main aux joueurs. Il donne la parole à ceux que Shakespeare avait réduits au silence : Gruach (Lady Macbeth), Malcolm, et les soldats écossais et anglais
Dunsinane
No full textInternational audienceUne impression de déjà-vu ? La forteresse de Dunsinane, c’est le château où s’était retranché l’usurpateur Macbeth à la fin de la « pièce écossaise » de William Shakespeare. David Greig reprend la situation là où Shakespeare l’avait laissée en 1606. Le tyran meurtrier a été éliminé ; la dangereuse femme-sorcière qui avait poussé son époux au crime est défaite, elle aussi. Peut-on alors espérer la paix ? Pas tout à fait. Certes, Macbeth est mort, mais son successeur Malcolm n’est que veulerie et luxure, et Lady Macbeth, de son vrai nom Gruach, n’est pas prête à abandonner l’Écosse aux mains de ce Malcolm, monarque calculateur appuyé par l’ennemi anglais. L’harmonie politique semble ne pas vouloir s’installer en ce royaume.Dans la suite qu’il invente à la tragédie de Shakespeare, Greig s’infiltre dans les ouvertures, ou plutôt les ellipses, de l’histoire des Macbeth, et il les remplit des doutes politiques de notre époque. Greig rebat les cartes et distribue une nouvelle main aux joueurs. Il donne la parole à ceux que Shakespeare avait réduits au silence : Gruach (Lady Macbeth), Malcolm, et les soldats écossais et anglais
Dunsinane
No full textInternational audienceUne impression de déjà-vu ? La forteresse de Dunsinane, c’est le château où s’était retranché l’usurpateur Macbeth à la fin de la « pièce écossaise » de William Shakespeare. David Greig reprend la situation là où Shakespeare l’avait laissée en 1606. Le tyran meurtrier a été éliminé ; la dangereuse femme-sorcière qui avait poussé son époux au crime est défaite, elle aussi. Peut-on alors espérer la paix ? Pas tout à fait. Certes, Macbeth est mort, mais son successeur Malcolm n’est que veulerie et luxure, et Lady Macbeth, de son vrai nom Gruach, n’est pas prête à abandonner l’Écosse aux mains de ce Malcolm, monarque calculateur appuyé par l’ennemi anglais. L’harmonie politique semble ne pas vouloir s’installer en ce royaume.Dans la suite qu’il invente à la tragédie de Shakespeare, Greig s’infiltre dans les ouvertures, ou plutôt les ellipses, de l’histoire des Macbeth, et il les remplit des doutes politiques de notre époque. Greig rebat les cartes et distribue une nouvelle main aux joueurs. Il donne la parole à ceux que Shakespeare avait réduits au silence : Gruach (Lady Macbeth), Malcolm, et les soldats écossais et anglais
Alternative job search strategies in remote rural and peri-urban labour markets: the role of social networks
No full textThis paper examines the importance of informal methods (especially social networking) to the job search strategies used by unemployed people. It compares three areas: a small rural town; a larger, more sparsely populated, remote rural area; and a centrally-located, peri-urban labour market. The analysis is based first on survey research undertaken with 490 job seekers across the study areas. Emerging issues were then followed up during a series of twelve focus groups. The survey research showed that job seekers in the rural study areas were significantly more likely to use social networks to look for work. However, those who had experienced repeated or long-term periods out of work, the unskilled and young people were significantly less likely to use such networks. Focus groups confirmed the perceived importance of social networking to the job search process in rural areas, in contrast to the more marginal role such methods appear to play in peri-urban settings. For many rural job seekers, formal job search activities conducted through Jobcentres were seen as largely symbolic, lacking the practical value of social networking. These results suggest that service providers seeking to assist unemployed people in rural areas need to address the problems faced by many disadvantaged job seekers who are currently caught between their lack of social network relations and the absence of local public employment service facilities in more remote communities
Greig Consulting
No full textA pairwise balanced design, B(K; v), is a block design on v points, with block sizes taken from K, and with every pair of points occurring in a unique block; for afixedK, B(K)isthesetofallvfor which a B(K; v) exists. Aset,S, is a PBD-basis for the set, T, ifT = B(S). Let Na(m) = {n: n ≡ a mod m}, andN≥m = {n: n ≥ m}; withQthecorresponding restriction of N to prime powers. This paper addresses the existence of three PBD-basis sets. 1. It is shown that Q1(8) is a basis for N1(8) \ E, where E isasetof5definite and 117 possible exceptions. 2. We construct a 78 element basis for N1(8) with, at most, 64 inessential elements. 3. Bennett and Zhu have shown that Q≥8 is a basis for N≥8 \ E ′ , where E ′ is a set of 43 definite and 606 possible exceptions. Their result is improved to 48 definite and 470 possible exceptions. (Constructions for 35 of these possible exceptions are known.) Finally, we provide brief details of some improvements and corrections to th
David Greig: dramaturgies of encounter and engagement [special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review]
No full textA special edition of Contemporary Theatre Review focusing on the theatre works of playwright David Greig. Produced following the University of Lincoln's Annual Playwright's Festival 2014.</p
David Greig: dramaturgies of encounter and engagement [special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review]
No full textA special edition of Contemporary Theatre Review focusing on the theatre works of playwright David Greig. Produced following the University of Lincoln's Annual Playwright's Festival 2014.</p
The Impact of Ferry Services on an Island Economy
No full textThis paper examines ferry fares and quality of service to a remote island region and analyses how this affects the economy of the islands. Taking the Western Isles in Scotland as a case study, the paper identifies the links between fares, service, and economic development and attempts to quantify this impact. A new methodology is developed to estimate the impact of service frequency. The Western Isles, especially the more remote southern islands, face particular challenges due to their peripheral location relative to markets and supplies in Scotland, the rest of the UK and the European ‘core’. This manifests itself in terms of access to skilled labour, raw materials, connections to other businesses and customers. These economies are likely to experience higher transportation costs to domestic and international markets and may also be limited by the frequency and reliability of connections. The ferry services between islands and with mainland Scotland are vital to the continued economic and social well-being of the Western Isles. The extent of the contribution of ferry services towards the economic and social prosperity of the Isles is very much dependant upon the frequency, speed and reliability of service and on the fare structure. It is therefore vital to ensure that the correct fare mechanism is in place to ensure maximum benefit to the local economy of the Isles, in addition to satisfying value for money criteria for the taxpayer and commercial viability for the operators. Our findings show that a reduction in ferry fares and, in particular in increase in service frequency, will have substantial income and employment benefits to the local economy, running into millions of pounds annually. It is also revealed that there is potential to increase the quality of service to the Isles, and reduce fares in some cases, with no increase in public subsidy towards operating costs. This is achieved by taking a more radical perspective to the routes and services operated, and by more closely matching service provision to the demands of communities within the islands.
Re-connecting the unemployed: information and communication technology and services for job seekers in rural areas
No full textThis paper discusses the potential uses of the Internet and other forms of information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for delivering information services for unemployed people, comparing the experiences and attitudes of jobseekers in peri-urban and remote rural labour markets. The analysis is based upon research carried out in two areas: the first combining a remote rural town with a much larger, more sparsely populated, rural ‘travel-to-work area’; the second, a centrally located peri-urban labour market. Survey research undertaken in the study areas gathered responses from 490 unemployed jobseekers. Emerging issues were then followed up during twelve focus groups. The study found that the use of ICT for job seeking remained a marginal activity for most unemployed people, but was much more important in remote rural communities. In these areas, jobseekers were more likely to use the Internet as a search tool and were particularly dependent on telephone helplines provided by the public employment service (PES). However, the study also found that a ‘digital divide’ was evident within the unemployed client group. Those with low educational attainment, the long-term unemployed, young people and those perceiving their ICT skills to be ‘poor’ were less likely to use the Internet. Although respondents in rural areas were more likely to use ICT to look for work, they also pointed to the overriding importance of informal, social networks as a means of sharing job information in remote communities. We conclude that ICT may have a future role in the delivery of services for jobseekers, especially in rural areas. However, policies are required to ensure that information provided through ICT-based services is locally relevant, and disadvantaged groups have access to the facilities and training they require
An Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Skye Bridge Tolls
No full textOutlines the background leading to the commissioning of this report from Napier University, reviews the findings which point to the present Bridge tolls regime as suppressing the economy of Skye, and presents the case for early reduction in the level of charges incurred by user
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