Students lead radical shift in tech manufacturing workers rights
Samsung's offices in New Jersey, USA. The company has been accused of multiple workers rights abuses. Photo by Raymond Clarke, Flickr. For over a year, a group of workers, their…
The greatest tragedy of Brexit? What could have been
Yes to Europe rally at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday 21 June 2016. Image credit: Garry Knight, We'll never know what the worst impact of Brexit was. There are plenty of…
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…
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…
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…
It is not the ‘ignorant masses’, but rather obscene wealth that really threatens our democracy
Democracy- by flicker user Sara: It’s been said so often now that it’s becoming a bit of a truism, but 2016 was a bit shite. Whilst the doomsday clock…
McGuinness resigns as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, possibly triggering election
Martin McGuiness, former- NI deputy first minister. Photo credit, flickr user: 'Sinn Fein' Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister, has resigned today, in response to Arlene Foster's refusal…
2017 will bring political chaos: the left must capture it
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” So goes the quote from George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen-Eighty-Four. It…
In 2017, hope without organising will be futile
Image by Flickr user Gage Skidmore. The week between Christmas and New Year is usually dense with year-end listicles and think pieces offering their assessment of the most pressing issues…