The common denominator of Greece's and Europe's (and the world's) problems is the uncontrolled power of business. Politics has become privatised. On behalf of ‘efficiency’ the defence of the common good was outsourced to business groups. With the result that is unfolding in front of our eyes.
Britain's most senior judges are far removed from the make-up of the general population. The first new appointment to the Supreme Court, Eton-educated Jonathan Sumption, fits the general mould. But more than his astronomical wealth, his beliefs on the proper limitations of the judicial process are
Warning! This article will make you smarter. You're best to guard your ignorance as a powerful political and economic tool, particularly during these current times of financial crisis.
Over the years, the historic poor law mentality has crept back into its old place, with the Victorian division of the deserving and undeserving poor. Stuart Weir examines the political reasoning behind Cameron's welfare rhetoric, and explores Labour's challenges in responding to the Conservative p
David Cameron's welfare speech implored the UK's unemployed to 'do the right thing' and work their way out of hard times. His tough rhetoric and cunning manipulation of statistics fostered a dramatic press responsse. But if the 'welfare crisis' really is a crisis of social responsibility, then thi
Artemisia Gentileschi presents a problem for chronology, the question of how to fairly handle the dynamic between the artist’s work and the artist’s life.
The unavoidable profusion of Union Jacks currently propagandising public space across the UK serve to feed a momentary diversion from fundamental political and constitutional problems in Britain. But as the Scottish voices of civic nationalism compete for space with the disjointed pro-union rhetor
This isn’t my story. But it could have been, and it can be the story of any young Palestinian living in this small besieged part of the world.
Many Scots see their nation as standing above the celebrations of the 'Great British Summer', both the Jubilee's trumpeting of privilege and the Olympics of neoliberal England. Is this justified? One way to find out is by examining the politics of Scotland's sport.
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: events in the Arab world are becoming more and more interlinked, and more and more - sectarian tensions cloud thinking.
The following is taken from the opening speech at the Take Back the American Dream Summit in Washington, D.C., on June 18
