Wander into post-Olympics East London, lift your gaze, and what do you see? The awful warning of late-Soviet homogenisation.
THE CEELBAS DEBATE // In the post-2010 crackdown, cultural expression has become synonymous with political resistance in Belarus. But is it really possible for a regime to fight against its own national culture, and survive, wonders Simon Lewis?
How would a Yes or No vote in the referendum affect the everyday lives of Scots? The question of the Scottish constitution goes far beyond the domain of institutional relations. Crucial to this is the shape and nature of the welfare state envisioned. This is the second piece in the debate series '
THE CEELBAS DEBATE// In 2009 Sergei Magnitsky died in police custody, causing a commotion inside Russia and abroad. A year later, theatre company Teatr.doc staged ‘One Hour Eighteen’, a theatrical trial of those involved in Magnitsky's last days. Molly Flynn considers the significance of this stri
As a key part of the EU-US trade deal currently being fleshed out, the Conservatives are making good on a decades old fantasy of theirs - breaking up the NHS and opening it to global business. This is the reality and it's happening now.
It is hard to overstate the implications for the general public of the NHS privatisation regulations going through parliament as we speak. Caroline Molloy speaks to a range of experts about their fears for what these regulations will mean in practice and why everyone should be very, very worried.
According to Tsipras, one choice is available to Europe today: either persist in the neoliberal impasse, or choose democracy.
Women's rights activists spent two hard weeks at the Commission on the Status of Women pushing back against fundamentalist opposition and the attempt to roll back women's human rights. Susan Tolmay reports on the battles which resulted in the advancement of women's rights in this year's Agreed Con
Scotland is resisting the attack on British welfare, but blocking policy can only do so much. Scotland needs an examination and restatement of its distinct civil society and institutions. This is the first piece in the ‘Restating Scotland’ debate series.
The government's ill considered "squatting law" was badly written, inadequately debated and drew opposition from both the Law Society and the Met police, to name but two. It is time to repeal section 144.
Despite widespread and continued criticism of their coverage of the NHS dismantlement in England, the Beeb seem unwilling to change course.
