by Archive | Sep 30, 2014
The Chancellor’s Conference speech contained a statement about disabled people and benefits which was misleading, but went largely unchallenged by the mainstream media. Mr Osborne promised a two year freeze on working age benefits if the Conservatives are re-elected...
by Archive | Sep 27, 2014
An event to be staged at the Conservative Party Conference manages to encapsulate all that is wrong with the way the public conversation on social security has been framed and managed. An event to be staged at the Conservative Party Conference manages to encapsulate...
by Archive | Sep 26, 2014
One sign of the impact of militarism is the number of progressively minded people who express a belief in peace but support war once it is proposed. This is rather like being teetotal until you’re offered a drink. One sign of the impact of militarism is the...
by Archive | Sep 25, 2014
The UK government is seeking parliament’s approval to join the USA in carrying out air strikes on Iraq. The aim is to weaken Isis forces, responsible for various atrocities. But the attack may strengthen them instead. The UK government is seeking parliament’s approval...
by Archive | Sep 23, 2014
A two-year process of conversations on sexuality has begun in the Church of England, at a gathering of bishops. Similar discussions are taking place in several other churches in Britain. A two-year process of conversations on sexuality has begun in the Church of...
