Tory triangulation: their great weakness?
Labour was always accused of spinning. In a sense, this seems to ultimately have contributed much to their downfall - but not in the ways we would expect. The usual…
Caroline Lucas’ bill fights taxdodging
Caroline Lucas' office have announced that her anti-tax dodging bill is due for its second reading on Friday: Caroline's new Tax and Financial Transparency Bill, which could help the UK recover…
People & Planet Green League – leaders falling behind
Universities have long led the way. There is a myth that people in Britain over the last 10 years spontaneously decided to massively increase their consumption of Fairtrade products. The…
F-off Heff: on Playboy, sex, psychosocial stress and the jilted generation
I like sex. OK, that's a pretty banal statement. Most people do. So, let me put it another way. I have no problem with people having sex as much as…
Take action: ask Professor Dawkins not to teach at £18k college
I've just sent this to Richard Dawkins: Dear Professor Dawkins, I am saddened to hear of your involvement in the £18,000 a year “New College for the Humanities”. I have…
AC Grayling – the executioner
It was, of course, inevitable. For years now, UK governments have massively underfunded higher education. We sit in the bottom quarter of OECD countries for public funding for universities. But…
Leading academics set up £18,000 a year private college
Britain's liberal intellectual elite have turned out en mass to launch a private humanities college that will cost £18,000 per year to attend. The "New College of the Humanities" offers…
NEWS: National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts – national committee elected
The National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts today had its annual conference in Birmingham, at which it elected a national committee. Those elected (using the Single Transferable Vote) were (in…
Red Tories, Blue Labour? What they mean is alienation.
‘Alienation is the precise and correctly applied word for describing the major social problem in Britain today. People feel alienated by society. In some intellectual circles it is treated almost…
More arrests at @UKUncut actions
UK Uncut protesters have been arrested in Edinburgh and Manchester. In Manchester, 9 people were held, according to the BBC, on "suspicion of breach of the peace". In Edinburgh, 2…