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I was arrested 75 times: how violent policing destroys mental health
Police harassment drove me into hospital. Why aren't we questioning their tactics? This is the final article in Transformation's series on the politics of mental health. Content warning. Riot police...
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Can Europe survive without Britain?
Most commentators have asked, “Can Britain survive without Europe?” Perhaps the opposite question is more pertinent.On May 10, Angela Merkel hosted her French counterpart, François Hollande, in the...
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Faith in rights: ethics of the public square
Human rights cannot thrive globally without the support of pluralist religious theologies that are in tune with public culture. In Muslim settings, this means that the shari’a free itself from a...
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Journey into participation: a viewpoint from the Science Museum, London
Many institutions, including London's Science Museum, are now looking to invite their audiences to take a more active role in engaging with their sites and collections, rather than being the...
View ArticleSurveillance: justice, freedom and security in the EU
A discussion of European surveillance programmes cannot be reduced to the question of a balance between data protection versus national security. It has to be framed in terms of collective freedoms and...
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China is already sitting in Russia’s backyard
China is already sitting in Russia’s backyard. Perhaps this might encourage the EU to try a little harder with its Eastern Partnership.The crisis in Ukraine, and Russia’s annexation of Crimea have...
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Belarus and the EEU: caught between a rock and a hard place
On 29 May, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan are set to sign an agreement on the formation of the EEU (Eurasian Economic Union), designed to take the economic integration of the three countries to a new...
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Rats in the lunchbox, mould in the mattress: living in squalor in London
In three decades a social welfare advisor has not seen the levels of poverty that are routine today. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi listens to the stories of Londoners who struggle to survive.Mahder Redie...
View ArticleComic: how come no one likes Michael Gove?
A quick summary of how Britain's Secretary of State for Education ended up so unpopular.Gove Comic Full
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Unleash creative energy; save NHS Scotland: (40 reasons to support Scottish...
Scottish independence will unleash a creative energy and is needed to protect Scotland's NHS from the impacts of Westminster's health care sell-off in England.18) Unleash creative energy“I believe that...
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Kazakhstan and the EEU: the rise of Eurasian scepticism
As in Europe, scepticism towards regional integration is on the rise in Kazakhstan. And just like the Old Continent, Astana is learning to play this to its advantage… Troubles brewing for the EEUThese...
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Silence remains the easiest answer: Polish non-reactions to Snowden’s...
Legitimising the politics of mass surveillance wouldn’t be possible in Poland if it wasn’t successfully tested by much more influential governments – such as the UK or France – and white-washed by the...
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Europe’s spectacle of compassion for migrants
The EU’s approach exploits what is effectively a loophole in international law. If a person never reaches the EU state’s territory, the legal obligations under refugee and human rights law are never...
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The US military's new normal in Africa
Every new African nightmare turns out to be another opening for US military involvement.Amid the horrific headlines about the fanatical Islamist sect Boko Haram that should make Nigerians cringe,...
View ArticleEuropean elections, European democracy?
The last five years have been characterized by an increasing destruction of the European project. What are the deep political and institutional changes necessary at the European level in order to...
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The lead-up to the European elections in Bulgaria: how not to do politics
Ten days before the European elections, what is the situation on the ground in Bulgaria? Who are the main contenders and what are the main issues?There are ten days left and the campaign here in Sofia...
View ArticleA postcard from Malta
What are the euro elections like in the EU's smallest state?It’s that time of the year again, where mainstream Maltese politicians have the opportunity to inflate their egos further with the help of...
View ArticleThe euro elections in Greece - measuring the temperature in recent days
What are the most recent polls saying about the euro elections in Greece?A recent poll conducted by GPO for Mega Channel newsreveals a tightly fought contest between Greece’s two leading parties,...
View ArticleHas German politics suddenly got interesting?
The abolition of the election threshold clause means that a variety of strange and satirical parties could win seats in the euro elections.The European elections are ahead. Only two weeks more and...
View ArticleThe last chance to create a united Europe?
These euro elections could be the last chance to make the EU an influential and united global power on a par with the USA and China.Reading the news this week, I was hit by one article saying that...
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