Crowdfunding the police – inequality made visible

by | Nov 13, 2015

A recent news story perfectly encapsulated the ironies and contradictions which arise when people vote for government spending cuts. A recent news story perfectly encapsulated the ironies and contradictions which arise when people vote for government spending cuts....

Narendra Modi’s London visit: spectacle and reality

by | Nov 13, 2015

On 12 November India’s far-right prime minister, Narendra Modi, arrived in London for an official visit. Part of the aim was to clean up his image, given his role in the massacre of an estimated 2,000 Muslims in 2002 in Gujarat and ongoing human rights abuses across...

Being a pacifist on 11 November

by | Nov 11, 2015

In the last few weeks, I have been accused of cowardice, ingratitude, stupidity, disloyalty, insulting veterans, despising Britain, encoura In the last few weeks, I have been accused of cowardice, ingratitude, stupidity, disloyalty, insulting veterans, despising...

Poverty is about income – everything else is a distraction

by | Nov 9, 2015

When the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)   When the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)  recently reported that ‘young people are facing their worst economic prospects for several generations’ I, and no doubt many other...