UN report, human rights and healing the UK

A United Nations report has revealed widespread human rights violations in the UK. A United Nations report has revealed widespread human rights violations in the UK. A culture in which major violations are taken for granted may help to explain the sharp social...

Brexit, class, ethnic diversity and fear of the ‘other’

The UK has voted to leave the European Union. Brexit campaigners won 52 per cent of the votes in a referendum, against 48 per cent for Remain. The UK has voted to leave the European Union. Brexit campaigners won 52 per cent of the votes in a referendum, against 48 per...

The EU referendum and the danger of magical thinking

Though for me the choice is ultimately clear, I understand those who are agonising about this UK referendum on the EU and who are Though for me the choice is ultimately clear, I understand those who are agonising about this UK referendum on the EU and who are still...

Referendum overload: but on balance…

Referendum overload! But what a revealing process it has been. Referendum overload! But what a revealing process it has been.The Prime Minister had been told it was most unlikely he would win an outright majority in the 2015 General Election, and under those...

EU referendum: Why we should remain for hope

As the UK referendum on the EU takes place today (23 June 2016), I find myself thousands of miles away. It’s a strange and emotionally tangled feeling. As the UK referendum on the EU takes place today (23 June 2016), I find myself thousands of miles away....