Author Archives: Sophie Cartwright
Labour needs to think structurally if it’s serious about deepening democracy
Labour supporters need to act if they want their leadership to support electoral reform. Image by Firdaus Latif, Flickr. The unexpected growth in Labour’s Westminster seats under Jeremy Corbyn marks…
Home Office announces plan to deport refugees by default
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is home to over 80,000 Syrian refugees. The overwhelming majority of people fleeing Syria live in bordering countries in the Middle East. Photo by Dominic…
A change of Labour leadership is needed (but not a move to the right)
Labour Party conference in 2008: a Blairite Labour party winning another UK election is as undesirable as it is likely. Image: Adrian Scottow, Flickr. In a recent letter, a group…
We need to talk about Brexit
Theresa May has insisted on keeping the UK Government's Brexit plan a secret. Image: Cheshire East Council The new Prime Minister has declared herself committed to a ‘hard Brexit’ that…
Democracy is in crisis, but it’s not too late to save it
Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States without winning support from a majority of voters. Image by Flickr user Gage Skidmore. The United States has – albeit…
The attack on Human Rights is an attack on those who sorely need them
Demonstration at 10 Downing Street in support of Mehdi Kazemi, under threat of forcible deportation, March 2008. Image: Flick user lewishamdreamer. In 1998, under the Labour government, parliament passed the…
The system that plays those that it is supposed to help
Unity marching in Glasgow in 2010. Image: End of City Sophie is a writer and educator based in Glasgow and a volunteer with Unity Centre Glasgow. Amidst a media war…