Feminists lift their sights to capitalism, racism and militarism. Cynthia Cockburn reports from the Feminism in London conference on devising whole-istic feminist strategies of resistance.
'Common sense' is key to how we negotiate politics collectively. Rather than fighting the right on its own populist turf, the left must draw out, embrace, and frame its campaigns around, the ‘good sense’ which exists within ‘common sense’.
"While the drug laws did not stop my sons from getting into drugs, they certainly went a long way to stop them from getting out." An open letter from a mother who lost her sons to overdoses.
In the final part of our series on UK party conference season, we hear what Labour and the Tories each need to do, and that UKIP didn't have the disaster the media would have us believe.
Rosie Rogers from Compass hates conventional political conferences. So she's organising one that's a bit different.
Next week will see a public meeting in London discussing what we can do about the rise of mass government surveillance. Anthony Barnett outlines why this is a crucial issue, and why you should be there.
The central tension in the changes to legal aid in Britain is between reducing costs and maintaining quality - the Lord Chancellor appears to have opted for reducing costs, but at what price?
This week, OurKingdom is examining how UK politics changed with conference season. Today, John Osmond finds what matters in Wales is what happens in London, Adam Ramsay sees the SNP launch a new phase in their referendum campaign, and Lorcan Mullen shows Northern Ireland is a different world.
Last night, Owen Paterson, the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, claimed that he has not cut funding for flood defences. The House of Commons Library disagrees.
This week, OurKingdom is examining whether UK party conference season changed anything. Today, Lib Dem Naomi Smith is worried by policy votes in her party, and Green member Josiah Mortimer is skeptical of Miliband's supposed move to the left.
This week, OurKingdom is looking at how British politics has changed politics. Yesterday, we discussed the environment and global justice. Today, Fiona Ranford examines how all parties have adopted feminist language...
Diane Abbott, Philip Blond, Peter Tatchell and Jamie Whyte discuss the future of the left. "With full blooded socialism largely off the agenda, is being left wing reduced to a moral crusade, or can a new radicalism be forged?"
