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In Defence of Irrationality: why Mehdi Hasan is wrong about sensible debate
The former New Statesman editor Mehdi Hasan has announced that, when it comes to abortion, he stands with that noted advocate of women's rights, the late Christopher Hitchens – that…
Time to elect the BBC Trust?
Our friends over at the openDemocracy ourBeeb project yesterday published an explosive report into the failure of the BBC to cover the Health and Social Care Bill. I say explosive…
Tabloids insult dead PCs in pursuit of a back-to-the-50s agenda
Above are two front pages, from today's Mirror and Daily Mail, each carrying stories about one or both of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, murdered while on duty…
Women’s lifestyle magazines hate women
EK McAlpine discusses this issue in episode 5 of her podcast A Slice of Feminism, which you can listen to at the bottom of the page. I had everything for…
Edinburgh is Sleepwalking into a Cultural Disaster
Guest post by Harry Giles The litany has become terribly familiar: La Belle Angele, the Big Red Door, the Lot, the Roxy Arthouse, the Forest Café, and now Cabaret Voltaire…
Kony 1984
On Tuesday, as I logged into facebook and twitter, it seemed everywhere I gazed people were posting videos and hash tags telling me that it was 2012, Kony 2012 in…
A Vegan Feminist's Response To The PETA Ad
Trigger warning: this post contains references to abusive relationships and sexual violence. What kind of man injures his girlfriend to the point where she can barely walk,…
Internet yet again highlights depressing state of humanity
I’m sure that many of you will have read recently about the Official Gary Glitter twitter account. For those of you who haven’t a “social experiment” was conducted by a…
Internet censorship is about more than SOPA/PIPA
By Carl van Tonder Dear everyone, Thank you for your concern over SOPA/PIPA. I find your attitude towards online censorship puzzling, however. Friends in the UK, your internet is almost…
The Idea of Communism
"From Plato onwards, Communism is the only political idea worthy of a philosopher" - Alain Badiou "Do not be afraid, join us, come back! You've had your anti-communist fun, and…