Ralph Leonard, Author at Uncommon Ground Media

What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance to Multilingualism?

April 29, 2019 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

Multilingualism is the norm for most of the world, and yet Britain falls so far behind in both tolerance of this and in reluctance to learn other languages. Read more

Back to the Bad Old Days? Football, Racism and Raheem Sterling

December 17, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

Does the abuse hurled at the footballer Raheem Sterling signify a return to the bad old days of Eighties racism? Or does it represent an excuse to slam the working classes as racist and ignorant? The question of racism in football bubbles up to the surface every now and again. Whether Ron Atkinson calling Marcel […] Read more

Marc Lamont Hill’s Firing Exposes the Right’s Hypocrisy on Free Speech

December 3, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

The firing of Marc Lamont Hill demonstrates how the Right does not support free speech as much as it claims to. Read more

Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to Hear and Listen

November 22, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 1 Comments

Freedom of speech does not only involve the rights of the person speaking, but the right of a person to listen and to hear as well. Read more

Islamophobia and the ‘Racism’ Factor

November 7, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 3 Comments

Is Islamophobia simply a new permutation of racism? A closer examination at what racism is, and the many forms it has taken in the past, could clarify. Read more

Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual

October 17, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

Widely misunderstood, but avant-garde, Edward Said has left a legacy of work that continues to hold relevance to thinkers navigating today's muddy waters. Read more

Compromising on Universal Values: When is Enough, Enough?

September 24, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

From covering up the naked statues of antiquity to apologising for feminist posters, at what point do we hold our ground and stand up for universal values? Read more

‘Compassionate’ Gulags: Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ Society’s Revisionism of Soviet Horrors

September 12, 2018 | by Ralph Leonard | 0 Comments

Students at Goldsmiths' LGBTQ society should be encouraged to read the actual history on soviet gulags and see them for what they really were–slavery. Read more