BBC salaries, the market and moral agency

There is an instinctive sense among most of us that income is a private matter. There is an instinctive sense among most of us that income is a private matter. This is not always logical as pay scales can be researched for many occupations and an individual’s...

Gulf crisis: conflict resolution or trade consolidation?

First, it was the turn of the German Foreign Minister. First, it was the turn of the German Foreign Minister. Then came the US Secretary of State, only to be followed by the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affiars. A fortnight later, the Turkish president flew...

Church of England shift towards accepting LGBTI people

Though the Church of England still discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, it recently shifted towards gre Though the Church of England still discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)...

How the poor die – and how power must learn from their lives

In 1929, George Orwell was admitted to a public hospital in Paris. In 1929, George Orwell was admitted to a public hospital in Paris. He was suffering from pneumonia and spent several weeks as a non-paying patient in the Hôpital Cochin. The essay he wrote about this...

Will common sense prevail in the Gulf Cooperation Council?

Talk about political maladroitness and a reluctance to read the signs. Indeed, the #GCCCrisis should never have been tackled in this dramatic way in the first place. Talk about political maladroitness and a reluctance to read the signs. Indeed, the #GCCCrisis should...