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  • 25 May 2013
    More media Big Questions post-Woolwich

    On BBC1's important, topical television 'morality and beliefs' show, The Big Questions, next due to air at 12.05pm on Sunday 26 May 2013, a major focus of discussion will be the horrific Woolwich killing and its aftermath.

  • 25 Feb 2013
    Cardinal O'Brien, Oscar Pistorius and 'standing still in the Light'

    Social media has significantly altered many aspects of the balance of power. It has given a voice to ordinary people and made it more difficult for power to hide that which it finds inconvenient or embarrassing.

  • 31 Dec 2012
    Welfare petition aims for ten thousand backers by New Year's Day

    The 'war on welfare' (WOW) petition initiative launched earlier this month needs 100,000 people to sign up to help trigger a Westminster debate on the issue.

  • 20 Dec 2012
    'War on welfare' petition tops 5,000 in less than 48 hours

    Less than 48 hours after it was launched, more than 5,000 people have signed an e-petition calling for an independent assessment of welfare changes.

  • 19 Dec 2012
    Welfare reform petition campaign elicits huge online response

    A petition by disabled people calling for an independent inquiry into the impact of the government's welfare changes has produced a huge surge of support.

  • 19 Dec 2012
    Mobilising against the 'war on welfare'

    Yesterday evening, an ever expanding group of sick and disabled people, carers and families launched an e-petition demanding an independent, cumulative review of the impact of changes to the welfare and benefits system.

  • 1 Dec 2012
    Digital activism and the 24-hour Facebook boycott

    Mention online activism and you can trigger some extreme reactions. At one end of the spectrum are people who believe the future is all about Facebook, Twitter and online petitions. At the other, those who scoff at the very idea, seeing it as an excuse for laziness and pointing out that Facebook and Twitter are powerful corporations that we should be opposing.

  • 30 Nov 2012
    Policy, diplomacy and the social media vox populi

    Digital democracy and the huge expansion of social media is transforming political action and diplomacy, says Dr Harry Hagopian, who has been expanding his own involvement in that arena, not least due to his regular podcasts on developments in the Middle East and North Africa. He looks especially at social media's impact in that region.

  • 26 Nov 2012
    Facebook faces 24-hour boycott over tax dodging

    Large numbers of people will switch off Facebook on Saturday in protest at the company’s tax avoidance. The action has been launched by Church Action on Poverty.

  • 19 Nov 2012
    Social media 'shout out' for unfair disability tests campaign

    Today (19 November 2012) at 12.30pm the latest phase of a big online campaign to raise awareness about the injustices wrought by the flawed Work Capability Assessment (WCA), which is being used to block vitally needed benefits for many sick and disabled people, becomes visible.