Leaflets have long lain at the heart of local democracy. This great liberal tradition is now under threat, not now from King or Church, but from the unexpected quarter of local authority environmental officials.
Today, the government's forest sell-off policy will be forced to the vote in the House of Commons. It should be defeated for it is ill-considered and has all the hallmarks of a "squalid" sell-out to benefit the interests of the rich.
The arguments about family law rights in Britain's Muslim communities are bound up with racism and sexism. Those who have a political stake in being seen as the legitimate representatives of an essentialised Muslim community are part of this problem, says Cassandra Balchin
If the goals of economic and gender justice cannot be pursued in tandem, and if solid transnational alliances cannot be built, the goal of gender equality will be put in jeopardy, say Anne Jenichen and Shahra Razavi
Understanding the prominence of religions and their effects on the politics of gender defies facile explanations, say Anne Jenichen and Shahra Razavi
When activists under the banner of UK Uncut protest outside high-street shops on Saturday 18th December they will be doing something of great political importance. But they will also be demonstrating and articulating something of immense philosophical significance.
A cinematic project in the Philippines that began as an exercise in political documentary and ended as excavation of the toxic legacies of the country’s early-20th century war with America is a vital counterblast to global amnesia, says Graeme Hobbs.
“Keep Calm and Carry On” was the post-ironic catchphrase for Phase One of the Financial Crisis. On one level, this was a piece of nostalgic kitsch. However, to truly understand its popularity, we have to consider the ways in which the message - ‘keep calm and carry on’ - expresses perfectly the af
As a British producer selling British programmes in a country that loves British TV, Peter Pomerantsev thought success was assured. He hadn't banked on the peculiarities of the Russian TV industry...
The search for purposes in institutions is meaningless. A body only becomes an institution when people start acting in ways other than those set down in their rule book or mission statement. We must be wary of the impulse to build institutions, and be prepared to recognise the importance of habits
