by Savitri Hensman | Jul 31, 2023 | Commentary
IN MID-JULY, a video of two naked women being paraded by a mob from Manipur, a state in northeast India, went, sparking outrage across India and internationally. It turned out that this had been taken in early May and the police were aware of the sexual assaults on...
by Bernadette Meaden | Jul 31, 2023 | Commentary
THERE is growing concern about the potential for Artificial Intelligence to be used to spread misinformation and undermine democracy. But what if some of the most damaging misinformation has become an integral part of our national conversation? Austerity, a policy...
by Jill Segger | Jun 25, 2023 | Commentary
YESTERDAY was Armed Forces Day. A difficult day for those of us committed to active non-violence, pacifism and objection to what is defined as ‘militarism’. I do not dissent from this last term, but I acknowledge its ambiguity. At present, this concept is part of my...
by Rosemary Brien | Jun 18, 2023 | Commentary
THERE HAS been heated debate in recent months over equalities, including how protection of transgender people is balanced with the rights of women and girls in general. This has often been harsh and divisive and has got in the way of measures which might reduce...
by Savitri Hensman | May 31, 2023 | Commentary
RECENT NEWS HEADLINES offer an alarming glimpse of how the UK is run. This includes government ministers repeatedly bending and possibly breaking rules, overriding checks and balances and pushing through policies which inflict huge harm, especially on the most...
by Jill Segger | May 27, 2023 | Commentary
“GANAWA BACK! GA FARDER OOT!” If you walk the Lakeland fells, you may hear these cries from a shepherd directing a dog as it gathers a swirling mass of Herdwicks and guides them towards a gate or sheepfold. Those words have become a lockdown measuring rod for me. The...
