Defence Secretary Robert Gates urges Congress to allow lesbians and gays to serve openly in US military; Anger and confusion in Ivory Coast, as results of first presidential election in a decade are torn up; British government considers selling its intelligence agencies' services to private compan
In this latest interview in our Big Society Challenge series, Hilary Wainwright, co-editor of Red Pepper, contrasts the coalition's Big Society with ideas of self-organisation that took root in the '60s and '70s. She advocates an unofficial "big society" where communities occupy Big Society rhetor
Banks make money. That's their business. But should it be allowed? Right libertarians, greens and Islamists join in thinking not.
Shakespeare's relationship to Britain and England needs to be prised from the grip of the banalities of the tourist industry and the heritage trail as we approach the quartercentenary of his death in 2016. We should not allow his work to be press-ganged into supporting the kind of patriotism he bo
Protestors and strikers always have two opponents: those they are against and the way the media represents them. Today in London, can different kinds of opposition come together and overcome the media?
Gerry Hassan takes a long, probing look at the state of Scottish football and the deep-rooted religious and political feeling that shapes the country's relationship to the 'beautiful game'.
Are higher tuition fees justified by the cost of providing undergraduate education? Chris Goodall breaks down the cost of one sought-after degree course, and comes to some controversial conclusions.
A new report exposes what the UK's working but not well off millions are up against - a triple beating.
It is remarkable how the media see only one aspect of the government’s barbarous assault on university and further education in the UK – the huge rise in tuition fees.
Let the women who come to Britain for asylum from rape and mayhem in their own countries, be heard. The theatre brings their stories to life.
Unto those who have, more will be given' may be familiar. But do those who have less actually themselves give to the wealthier? As equality and fairness become key terms in the UK's political debate, we need to think in terms of how people spend not just their income.
