UK courts have ruled the routine detention of asylum seekers undergoing accelerated claims to be ‘systemically unfair and unjust’. But faced with hostile politics, how much can strategic litigation deliver?
While the French president has won public approval and international backing for the fight against IS, differences persist about the necessity of coordinating with Russia.
Fifteen years since the BBC pledged to reflect “the UK’s diversity in our programmes, our services and our workforce” little has changed. Why, and what can we do about it?
The BBC has made a concerted effort to reflect the diversity of Britain when it comes to race and gender. They should apply the same approach to socio-economic background.
Already vulnerable children are going missing at an alarming rate. What is being done to protect them?
It is quite possible that England will vote differently to all three other constituent parts of the UK. And certain that the politics won’t end with the result.
Why isn't there a digital Scottish channel for the 5 million Scots who speak English? Such a move could start to heal the wounds between Scotland and the BBC.
Recognise and accept the hard reality that there is no quick fix to the ISIS problem, no one solution: bombing is not the only option.
The west must prioritise civilian wellbeing in any intervention. What might help?
Local authorities are placing children in damp, rodent-infested, dangerous accommodation.
Is the BBC spinning a big lie over the need to find cuts of between £550 and £700 million a year to fund the cost of the over-75 licences?
One effective way for western governments to keep their people safe is to press for fundamental reforms in countries where armed extremists thrive, rather than subverting democracy at home.
