This month it was announced that New Zealand and Ontario would be joining places including Quebec, the Netherlands and Finland in considering pilot programmes to test the efficacy of basic…
What we hear about migration is the destination’s side of the story – saturated with immigration and displacement issues, talk in the dehumanising language of “swarms” and “waves” and “hordes”…
The FBI versus Apple debate is far from clear cut, and whatever the ruling it could have long-term positive and negative repercussions for our individual and national security. When all…
KONY 2012. Pride 2015. The French flag overlay for Paris. I’ve felt uncomfortable about this Facebook trend for years. It’s not that I think it’s a harmful gesture, but what…
On Monday, the Canadian environment minister gave Montreal the go-ahead to release 8bn litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River. By the time this is published, the project…
This past week the nation has watched the story of Tara Hudson, a trans woman initially sentenced to 12 weeks in men’s facility Bristol Prison, unfold. She was ultimately transferred…
Stuart Horner (an inmate of Strangeways prison) recently protested against the living conditions within HMP Manchester. Was this just a ploy for attention – Horner was given coke and pizza…
Basic income introduction would help both our citizens and our economy
This month it was announced that New Zealand and Ontario would be joining places including Quebec, the Netherlands and Finland in considering pilot programmes to test the efficacy of basic…
The effects of emigration should be given more attention
What we hear about migration is the destination’s side of the story – saturated with immigration and displacement issues, talk in the dehumanising language of “swarms” and “waves” and “hordes”…
FBI versus Apple raises difficult questions about privacy
The FBI versus Apple debate is far from clear cut, and whatever the ruling it could have long-term positive and negative repercussions for our individual and national security. When all…
Tricolour Facebook profiles do little to help anyone
KONY 2012. Pride 2015. The French flag overlay for Paris. I’ve felt uncomfortable about this Facebook trend for years. It’s not that I think it’s a harmful gesture, but what…
Canadian sewage dumping is irresponsible
On Monday, the Canadian environment minister gave Montreal the go-ahead to release 8bn litres of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River. By the time this is published, the project…
UK prisons must be ready to adapt to inmates’ needs
This past week the nation has watched the story of Tara Hudson, a trans woman initially sentenced to 12 weeks in men’s facility Bristol Prison, unfold. She was ultimately transferred…
We cannot afford to dehumanize incarcerated citizens
Stuart Horner (an inmate of Strangeways prison) recently protested against the living conditions within HMP Manchester. Was this just a ploy for attention – Horner was given coke and pizza…