Sorry, I’m Still Not Rejoining Corbyn’s Labour
If Corbyn doesn't listen to his traditional voting pool on what matters to us, Ms. May might be in for a rather long time
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Caste Discrimination: Fear of Upsetting Religious Groups Must Not Impede Social Justice
Caste discrimination is the latest area where misplaced sensitivity could allow deference to religion to trump social justice, argues Stephen Evans
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Of Course I Have an Opinion on THAT Daily Mail Headline
I’m listening to Women’s Hour, half-ironically. The usual suspects are having a debate about something to do with legs and politicians, and it’s so ridiculous I actually have to pay attention. I pause, wondering if I’ve been taken in by a satire program. Nope. The Daily Mail really did run a story on the legs […]
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Listening to Women About Their Experiences is Essential To Understanding Misogyny in the UK
Usually, identity politics makes me roll my eyes. The idea that a certain amount of empathy or understanding on an issue is absolutely split due to melanin levels, economics, sexuality and religion is beyond daft. The person who empathised with my experience of homophobia most was by far a straight middle-aged man. I strongly believe […]
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It is Not Just the British Empire We Should Condemn
The British Empire and its legacy of colonialism should be condemned. However, it is myopic to assume that this was history's only brutal empire.
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Thoughts after the Westminster Bridge Terror Attack
I come out of the northern line and walk out of the station. It’s a normal afternoon and I’m meeting a friend after work. As I make my way down the street and towards the bridge, I hear what sounds like a thud. Then I hear screaming, and then three shots. It’s happening on the […]
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As with Brexit, Labour Finds Itself Caught in the Middle in Scotland
If the Labour party doesn’t manage to tread a strong, alternative unionist path to the Conservatives then it faces becoming an irrelevancy on the Scottish Question as it is in danger of doing so on the Brexit Question.
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Kept in the Dark: Immigration detention in the UK
Dev* stood in front of his PowerPoint slideshow in a glass-walled room in the Warwick Oculus building and recalled his first 3 months in the UK for his audience. He had volunteered to hold a discussion on immigration detention for Warwick Amnesty before their trip to Campsfield Detention Centre. A once-hopeful asylum-seeker emerging from difficult […]
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Interview with Haras Rafiq – CEO and Executive Board Member of the Quilliam Foundation
Haras Rafiq is Quilliam’s CEO and an Executive Board Member. He is currently a member of Prime Minister’s Community Engagement Forum (CEF) Task Force and was formerly a member of the UK Government’s task force looking at countering extremism in response to the 2005 terrorist bombings in London, as well as being a peer mentor […]
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Cutting The Costs of Crime
By reducing re-offending, the annual criminal justice budget can be shrunk and more money can be made available for schools, hospitals and overseas aid
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