Ben Whitham

Ben Whitham recently completed a PhD on the “Neoliberal Way of War” at the University of Reading. He has taught politics and international relations at several UK universities and currently works as a policy researcher in the third sector.

Labour's choice: neoliberalism or more neoliberalism

The leadership candidates are promising support for business leaders and “wealth creators”, suggesting a return to the neoliberal agenda of the Blair years.

By Ben Whitham

/ 23 Jun 2015

The Sunday Assembly, or 'goodbye, politics!'

Should we really all be taking it easy and enjoying the sheer awesomness of the world, or is this in fact a rejection of responsibility for trying to improve the world around us?

By Ben Whitham

/ 31 Jul 2014