There have been repeated claims of UK complicity in the alleged torture of individuals detained abroad. The government’s latest move in the saga does not suggest a desire to get to the bottom of them.
Evidence has been compiled suggesting agents of the UK state committed war crimes in Iraq, punishable before the International Criminal Court. Institutional amnesia about Britain’s early intervention in Northern Ireland may prove to have been costly.
In a rejoinder to Amrit Wilson's article Criminalising forced marriage in the UK: why it will not help women, Tehmina Kazi lays out the arguments for the criminalisation of forced marriage, with a particular focus on the Scottish Parliament's recent consultation on full criminalisation
UK universities appear to be elevating the right to manifest religion and religious freedom over other rights, including freedom of expression and gender equality. Students need to resist this tide of religious privilege in the interests of a secular and progressive university education, says Radh
Laws handing sweeping new powers to police and private security to restrict access to public space are extinguishing the diversity of civic life.
Raised and educated in Belgium (12years), France (5years), and the United Kingdom (4years). I also spent time in Switzerland (6months) and Italy (3months). I hold a French baccalaureate, a BA
My name's Joe Lo. I'm a 23-year old who's lived in London all my life apart from an enjoyable 3-year stint at University in
My name is Marcus How and I live in Essex, just outside of London. I studied Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. At first, I didn’t think that this
The last time there were major floods in the UK, they were met with climate change marches and demands for action. Now, one victim of the floods asks if a climate silence has descended on Britain.
In the teeth of oppostion from the British government, the EU has agreed regulations to curb gambling on food prices.
As climate change brings more rain, Britain is suffering from the extinction here of our native flood engineers - the beaver. One reintroduction project in Scotland is showing this week why they are so important.