Why the precariat is not a “bogus concept”
The precariat, a class-in-the-making, is the first mass class in history that has systematically been losing rights built up for citizens. So, why is it the new dangerous class and how is it...
View ArticleLower aspirations for higher education
The British university system was until recently seen as one of the best in the world. Now students pay dearly for the privilege of supporting big business, says Barbara Gunnell Since 2012 and the...
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The IMF – our sleeping beauty?
Finance has cast a spell on the framework for international economic co-operation established after the Second World War. The 2007-8 crisis and its aftermath highlight the need to rouse the IMF and the...
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Which republicanism are we talking about?
Too narrow an interpretation of republicanism can rob us off many of the tools and insights we should now be employing. This is no time for elite paternalism.As an intellectual tradition, republicanism...
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Academic writing - why bother?
The opening up of academic material beyond select and expensive journals should be grasped as an opportunity to re-examine the way academics communicate their ideas with the public.Flickr/David...
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Matteo Renzi: Italy’s fake revolution
Last week, Matteo Renzi’s government obtained the backing of the Italian Parliament, aiming to revolutionise the country's old politics. But can his political style and smart tweeting be...
View ArticleA reading list on the sharing economy
Want more details on the sharing economy and where it might be heading in the future? Check out this comprehensive list of resources, complete with web links.Agyeman, Julian, Duncan McLaren and...
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The sharing economy: a short introduction to its political evolution
Can the sharing economy movement address the root causes of the world’s converging crises? Not unless sharing is promoted in relation to human rights, democracy and social justice. This is the sixth...
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Diagonal mass surveillance: Gulliver versus the Lilliputians
Mass surveillance does not follow the vertical logic of pure state surveillance as imagined by Orwell. Rather, it is diagonal – building on the information we voluntarily disclose to engage in our own...
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Voting for the climate?
Climate policy should be a major consideration for voters heading for the polls in May’s European parliamentary elections.Climate change has formed an increasingly important part of the EU's foreign...
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Flooding won't necessarily help people 'get' climate change
A new report by COIN shows how rapidly media reporting of the recent UK storms degenerated into narratives of blame focusing on environmentalists.picture - Adam RamsayThe UK floods and storms of...
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Russia in the Middle East: a well-played hand disguises fading fortunes
There is no doubt that Russia’s diplomatic coups in the Middle East late last year caused its stock to rise. But is Moscow really the new boss in town or is this all just hyperbolic nonsense?In...
View ArticleEuro elections 2014: You tell us (05/03/14) part one
Young bloggers from across the EU tell us what's on their minds. Leading this week are the issues of Ukraine, French socialism and northern Italian nationalism.There is always someone more northern...
View ArticleUkraine, the west, and the issue of strategic thinking
Despite many weeks and months having passed since protests erupted in Ukraine in late November 2013, the west has continued to act like a passive and awe-struck bystander.Developments in Ukraine follow...
View ArticleScotland should be talking about real alternatives
The phoney currency debate in Scotland relies on misunderstanding and is helping to marginalise the real alternative.It’s not clear what impact David Bowie might have had on the Scottish independence...
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Just Money, introduction
In this exclusive extract from Just Money: How Society Can Break the Despotic Power of FinanceAnn Pettifor describes how orthodox economics and finance have promoted a profoundly inadequate account of...
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Our rightward drift goes beyond politics
Thatcher and Blair have seeped into our social and cultural lives as well. Banksy. Flickr/Chris DeversIt’s not only this government. It’s not only the unbroken thirty-five years of increasingly...
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Fail and prosper: how privatisation really works
Want to make £10 million and more? Become an accountant. Learn how to make austerity pay. Ruby McGregor-Smith, chief executive, Mitie (Ed Robinson/OneRedEye)Ruby earns more than maybe anybody you have...
View ArticleUkraine's crisis, the west's trap
The dangerous stand-off with Russia over Ukraine is also a display of the west's skewed perceptions and moral vanities. Video of the confrontation went round the world in just a few hours and seemed...
View ArticleGender violence in the media: elusive reality
The death of Reeva Steenkamp has highlighted the problematic way in which the media treat the issue of domestic violence. We need a better way to transmit and therefore tackle the reality – how...
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