Tackling attacks and abuse against Muslims and Jews in France

by | Jan 16, 2015

Izza Leghtas, who is Western Europe researcher at the NGO Human Rights Watch, has written an important dispatch on why France must now tackle intolerance against Jews and Muslims in the aftermath of the appalling Charlie Hebdo killings. Izza Leghtas, who is Western...

Quality-checking the UK Government

by | Jan 15, 2015

Between 14 January and 11 February 2015 you can get your chance to say how well or otherwise the UK Government has done in building a better society. Between 14 January and 11 February 2015 you can get your chance to say how well or otherwise the UK Government has...

Illness and disability: time to accept reality

by | Jan 11, 2015

MacMillan Cancer Care recently reported that in 2015 there will be 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, due to improvements in survival rates. MacMillan warned that this would place “huge pressure on the NHS”. What wasn’t mentioned was the...

Sri Lanka: regime change and the death of a journalist

by | Jan 9, 2015

On 8 January 2015, the people of Sri Lanka elected a new president. The date also marked the sixth anniversary of the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, a critic of the regime which has now been replaced. On 8 January 2015, the people of Sri Lanka elected a...