On the globalisation of occupation
At 8:30 this morning, the vicar appeared. The protesters on the steps of St Paul's were beginning to stir after a disturbed night of discussion, chanting and occupation. At around…
No shock doctrine for Libya
To say that the West's involvement in Libya was all about oil was always far too simplistic. For any country to commit military force, a number of people must conclude…
The Global North – the need to prepare for two very different scenarios
The economic and political situation is clearly volatile rather than static. It can all go either way very quickly, that our response (or lack of one) is what will make…
Time to crush the IMF
In 2005 Latin America made up 80% of the IMF's total lending. In 2007 it made up only 1%. Over 3 years, their total loan book dropped from $81 billion…
Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war
As an anti-cuts campaigner in the UK fighting rises in tuition fees or corporate tax dodging or the closure of a local library or redundancies at a city council or…
Time to join a union
In light of today's speech by Vince Cable, and several ominous articles in the press and on-line, it seems the UK's science community is beginning to formulate a response. Jennifer…