America is not the world – Why we should not obssess with Trump but think globally
William Hague with the Gulf Cooperation Council secretary Whenever a disaster takes place somewhere in the 'Western' world - in North America, Europe or Australasia - it is inevitably followed first by…
In an age that seemingly hates experts, how should academics respond?
Academics are needed, but not in their ivory towers. Image credit: flickr user Timothy Vollmer @N00/ A lot of things were said during the Brexit referendum. Some of them…
Stoke-on-Trent and the working classes aren’t broken; our political system is.
Many will have breathed a sigh of relief this week when news broke that UKIP resoundingly failed to win a parliamentary seat in Stoke-on-Trent, often touted as the Brexit Capital…
Ed Miliband Shares Some of the Greatest Responsibility for Brexit – Can We Please Stop Trying to Rehabilitate Him?
Ed Miliband, former Labour Party leader. Image credit: flickr user Plashing Vole I often think back often to the optimism of 2010. Yes, Labour had lost an election,…
The TEF: why it isn’t good enough
The word ‘EDUCATION’ written on the side of a dirty building. Photo by Alan Levine via Flickr () In December, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) released…
American pride in the time of hubris
Donald Trump, President of the US . Image by Flickr user Gage Skidmore. My father and I were not close growing up. A middle-aged man from a poor and…
This is what life is like on zero-hours contracts
Image courtesy of Better Than Zero An anonymous contribution from someone with experience of zero-hours contracts. I have had around 6 zero-hours contract jobs over the years, in a variety…
The performativity of Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos speaking at a LeWeb13 Conference; Photo by @Kmeron via Flickr () Milo Yiannopoulos’ Facebook page describes him as “the most fabulous supervillain on the internet” who is “one…
The dark side of lesser known ‘special relationships’
Alexandra Barcea gives Bright Green an Eastern European perspective on Trump's inauguration Budapest protesters on the Women's March on Saturday, 21st January. Credit: Lidia Klingenberg The Trump inauguration and the…
How do we really beat the DUP at the Ballot Box?
Arlene Foster, DUP Leader and Northern Ireland First Minister- credit, flicker user 'DUP Photos' Let's be honest: barring some miracle, the DUP will come out of this election…