The cumulative assault on economic security unleashed by this government have left many just a small mishap away from a cascade of misery. The reality for most claimants is very different to inflammatory media protrayals.
The potential for this project to tap into the many and diverse informal ‘education-for-social-purpose’ groups and activities could extend ‘back to the future’ readings and reflections, making the essential links and connections with the best that is available in established institutions.
There were so many questions that I had to stop taking them so that the children could finish school on time.
As prison reformers celebrate changes to UK law on disclosing criminal records, the campaigning organisation Unlock asks whether the reforms go far enough
Why do so few rape cases lead to the alleged perpetrator being charged? A Bureau of Investigative Journalism analysis highlights how the police focus on the "consent" of the victim rather than her vulnerability to male exploitation.
We may have acquired the right to speak freely, but what good does it do if nobody’s listening?
Thatcher and Blair have seeped into our social and cultural lives as well.
On March 12-14 the quiet English town of Farnborough will play host to the Security & Policing conference and exhibition. This event will bring together some of the world's largest arms companies with some of the worst human rights abusers.
A new report by COIN shows how rapidly media reporting of the recent UK storms degenerated into narratives of blame focusing on environmentalists.
Climate policy should be a major consideration for voters heading for the polls in May’s European parliamentary elections.
Too narrow an interpretation of republicanism can rob us off many of the tools and insights we should now be employing. This is no time for elite paternalism.
