David Whyte is Professor of Socio-legal studies at the University of Liverpool. He contributes regularly to openDemocracy and has written for The Guardian, The Herald, The Age and Red Pepper. His most recent book is ‘Ecocide: kill the corporation before it kills us’ (Manchester University Press, 2020).
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBy bailing out vulture capitalists, Rishi Sunak has revealed his true prioritiesThe chancellor's decision to grant private equity firms access to bailout loans will only reinforce a system of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionConservative governments have undermined health and safety for decadesThe party has pushed anti-health and safety narratives and watered down regulations, leaving us unprepared for a pandemic.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy we still don't know "the truth" about GrenfellThe media reporting of the Grenfell Inquiry’s Phase 1 findings shows the battle that lies ahead.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Spanish nationalism loses the plotThe English nationalism unleashed by Brexit is not the same as the Spanish nationalism unleashed by the Catalan...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Spain’s politicised legal system on trialThis is not fascism, but it is postfascism. The degree to which the law is used and abused for political purposes in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Catalonia and Spanish nationalismOur only answer to self-serving nationalisms of every kind is a popular sovereignty that empowers everyone,...