Don’t Bury Bhopal: a community seeks justice
It’s one of the most horrific, haunting photographs of all time, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. It’s the image of a partially buried, tiny child, her…
What we’re saying Yes to: Indigenous rights
Photo: flickr user 'ecolabs' Creative Commons license Naomi Klein is not wrong when she says in her latest book, “No, is not enough!” The power of no is stifled when…
Our views on war and terrorism need a drastic rethink
Photo credit: micagoto, Creative Commons. Wherever you look today there’s always a new article regarding terrorism. It’s taken hold of the public consciousness and has become a major concern for people…
McStrike: the historic fight for worker’s rights
Photo: pixabay user andreas160578 Creative Commons CC0 Monday 4th September 2017 will forever be a historical day as workers in one of the world’s leading fast food restaurants, McDonald's,…
A week of shock and suprise in Scotland: History is back
Central station in Glasgow, 2002. Among many other bits of encouraging news, the Scottish Government announced on Tuesday it will make serious proposals to nationalise ScotRail. Photo by Duluoz Cats.…
The past, present and future of the Marriage Equality campaign in Northern Ireland
Photo: Pixabay user fsHH Creative Commons license On the afternoon of the 17th August 2017, the campaign for equal civil marriage equality in Northern Ireland was dealt another devastating…
DUP deal will destroy literary landscape
In June 2017 the DUP temporarily became the most powerful political party in the UK. The Tories had just lost their parliamentary majority, while the DUP had their best General…
I’ve had enough of your witty placards
I'm not a big fan of homemade placards on protests. There are many layers of thinking that have led me to this conclusion. I'm not saying that home-made signs should…
At ground zero in Charlottesville: time to stop making compromises with racism
Flowers laid in the street in in Charlottesville for Heather Heyer, killed by a white supremacist at the 'Unite the Right' rally on Saturday. Photo by Bob Mical, Flickr. I sat…
Why I hate the National Student Survey
Photo: Pixabay use 'skeeze'. Creative Commons The National Student Survey: what’s it all about? I mean, seriously, what the fuck is the NSS supposed to be? I get the…