Video from rapper, poet and playwright Kate Tempest
The Spirit Level's message on income equality and its benefits is more relevant than ever in the Coalition era. David Beetham reviews the new edition of the book, in which the authors expand and update their analysis.
Viewed from Scotland, England's failure to win the world cup reveals a land that has lost itself, led by a political class of blaggards. But perhaps a different kind of bid for 2030 could show the way for a much better, more original and attractive country.
Propaganda damages a person or institution by contrasting them with those thought to be morally, ethically and politically superior. But the latest Italian smear campaigns aim instead to downgrade the victim’s reputation to the same level of the person or institution that he or she is trying to cr
The circus of football's world slut and the revelations on Wikileak about Prince Andrew's attitudes suggest that rock bottom is a trough of sludge and the UK is right down there.
When the world has come to terms with the reality that HIV is not a morality issue, and that it can affect any one of us, it will be time to recognize the dangerous work of these women defneders of human rights.
Judgmental journalism directed at members of parliament is an orchestrated form of ‘mob-justice’ in the Netherlands today. Self-appointed media watchdogs present a bigger danger to society than the persons they pursue
2010's Nobel laureate in literature has trodden a political path from defender of the Cuban revolution to an embrace of Popperian liberalism. But what are the constant themes of his literary production?
Shakespeare's relationship to Britain and England needs to be prised from the grip of the banalities of the tourist industry and the heritage trail as we approach the quartercentenary of his death in 2016. We should not allow his work to be press-ganged into supporting the kind of patriotism he bo
Woman-hating continues to occupy a central and too-often unrecognised and unchallenged position within our culture. Julia Long argues that approaches to stop such violence will fail unless they also address issues of endemic cultural misogyny
Subtle and overt forms of resistance notwithstanding, it is clear that women’s rights advocates need to be vigilant when those who claim to have “divine truth” behind them start asserting their vision of “the good society” from positions of power and authority.
Gerry Hassan takes a long, probing look at the state of Scottish football and the deep-rooted religious and political feeling that shapes the country's relationship to the 'beautiful game'.
