The Coalition's proposed reforms to English higher education treat students as customers, and education as a financial transaction where pursuit of profit is the only determinant of value
The happiness agenda imagines people as individuals living constantly in the now. But in this age of uncertainty, there is a pressing need to recognise the importance of history, relationships, identity and agency to personal wellbeing
Trade unions and the anti-cuts movement are gearing up for a UK-wide strike over pension reforms. Yet the left still haven't worked through the failures of their last mass action against the Coalition. A central issue is the need for the unions to ally themselves with network politics
Senior academics across the UK are taking action against the politicisation of research, in response to the announcement that Cameron's 'Big Society' is to be a research funding priority for the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Is this the beginning of a wider resistance from within the insti
Due to economic uncertainty, a rise in inflation, various debt crises, and intense price pressures, global investors are returning to gold as a secure investment. The increase in demand has pushed the price of gold to a new high, fuelling an unprecedented mining boom in countries with rich mineral
The launch of the for-profit ‘elite’ university, the New College for the Humanities, must be understood in the context of the Coalition’s wider programme to marketise higher education. The first article in OurKingdom’s series 'Capitalism and the University' analyses the big picture
The University is one of the defining institutions of society, and today it is under threat. In a new debate section, 'Capitalism and the University', OurKingdom will analyse the marketisation of British higher education
Many Muslims living in the UK today feel like 'conditional Britons'. As the Coalition reinvigorate the flawed counter-terrorism strategy 'Prevent', the former secretary general of Muslim Council of Britain discusses the demonisation of his community
A reply to a piece highlighting the positive aspects of British asylum policy and politics, by a former Chair of National Refugee Week
This week has seen sectarian rioting between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast. Why does violence continue in Northern Ireland?
Australia’s detention regime offers an ugly vision of where UK asylum policy may be headed
