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CHURCH HONOURS CLOWN KING?

An annual Clown service honours Joseph Grimaldi - the creator of the modern clown concept. But - given how much clown imagery we now see - should we perhaps ask why that is - and what it might mean?

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CLOWNING AROUND IN CHURCH?

A Clown service is now an annual event at some churches. Clown imagery has become prominent - partly thanks to one huge corporation - but do we need to look a little deeper at where clowns came from?

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WILL DEI LIVE ON - AND SHOULD IT?

There isn't a real emphasis - it appears - on assessing whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) benefits the people it's meant to. It may even do more harm than good - so why's DEI such a corporate trend?

BBC

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IS DEI BEING DITCHED?

Accenture has axed its global diversity and inclusion goals - after Donald Trump scrapped DEI in the US gov't and aims to discourage it in the private sector. But how does diversity measure staff performance?

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IS DEI BEING DITCHED?

Goldman Sachs has ditched a diversity rule that meant the bank could only advise businesses with women on the board. But why - in 2024 - are women categorised as "diverse"? Why aren't they just people?

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