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Reshuffling education policy: the new vocationalism
A liberal approach in neo-liberal times means learning about work and not just learning to work. Westminster remains stuck in a rut of recycling failed ideas entirely unsuited to its economic model of...
View ArticleFrom 1990s Algeria to 9/11 and ISIS: understanding the history of "Homo...
Today’s brutal jihadists like “Islamic State” follow in the footsteps of fundamentalists who have afflicted Muslim majority societies since the 12th century. Algerian anthropologist Mahfoud Bennoune...
View ArticleFrom 1990s Algeria to Iraq today: trampling Islam underfoot in the name of...
What is the ideology motivating alleged “warriors of God” to “trample Islam underfoot in the name of Jihad”? Algerian anthropologist Mahfoud Bennoune explored this question in 1994, offering an...
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EU myths, politics and scaremongering on an independent Scotland
The EU is governed by hard politics, and the easiest thing for everyone if Scotland votes yes will be that she never leaves the EU.As the Scottish referendum enters its final stretch, expect a ramping...
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Time for Cornwall to step up: interview with the leader of Mebyon Kernow
As the Scottish referendum changes the British constitution forever, is there space for Cornwall? Or will it face the continued destruction of local government?Dick Cole - Mebyon KernowFirst, a bit of...
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Myth and reality: the Catholic Church and human rights in Latin America
While the progressive Catholic Church is on the frontline of defending human rights in Latin American, its conservative branch still attacks reproductive rights and sexual diversity. How do rights...
View ArticleWhy we can’t trust current analysis of the Islamic State
The rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has taken everyone in the west by surprise, resulting in a frenzy of speculation as we try to piece together a number of complicated factors and events....
View ArticleScotland's will to power – and why 'Britishness' was never enough
If Scotland votes 'Yes' next week, recrimination will be surely followed by deep, profound changes to rUK’s political system.It is 100 years since the Irish Home Rule Bill reached the statute book,...
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The new (de-facto) President of Abkhazia
On his fourth attempt, Raul Khadjimba has finally become de-facto President of Abkhazia. But few would envy the challenges he faces… The results of Abkhazia’s recent de-facto presidential elections...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius: shooting to kill
Can a white man be morally absolved if it is decided that he meant to shoot an ‘imaginary black intruder’ rather than his girlfriend? Ché Ramsden explores the dark depths of colonial and apartheid...
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Oscar Pistorius: the South African story
The two versions of Oscar Pistorius presented by the state and the defence fit into a wider narrative of South African patriarchy, and not the other way around; solutions must therefore come from...
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Interview: Leanne Wood - Wales and the spreading of the Scottish rebellion
As Scotland takes a stand against the British State, it's time for the rest of the UK to join in. Is Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru, the person to lead them?Leanne Wood - Plaid CymruAfter the...
View ArticleScotland either way: challenging 'patriarchy in a skirt'
Feminist grassroots activism has raised the voices of women during the Scottish referendum campaign, and to some extent forced both campaigns and the media to engage with their demands. The question...
View ArticleThe English left should focus less on telling Scotland what to do and more on...
The independence referendum, whatever the result, presents huge opportunities and risks for the English left. It must focus on these, rather than on what it thinks Scots ought to do. And this must...
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The left and the devil we don't know
The indendence referendum gives the people of Scotland the chance to act, to show the world that it's possible for ordinary people to stand up to the establishment. Let's hope that they do so.Over the...
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From Red Ellen to the Darlo Mums
Is history made by politicians? Or by ordinary people taking action? A report from the NHS Jarrow March.Image: Jonathan AllsopEllen Wilkinson is a name that’s probably unfamiliar to many outside of...
View ArticleForeign national prisoners: the fear of being forgotten
Too often for foreign national prisoners in Britain, the completion of a prison sentence is followed by a period of limbo behind a new set of bars while the state works out what to do next. Labelled...
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Student activism is being sabotaged and this is why it matters
Politicians and the police are attempting to depoliticise student unions and repress student activism. To strengthen the struggle against this, we need to know about it.Placards at the University of...
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Samara: ripples from the Ukrainian storm
Some 5000 people have fled to Samara, from the fighting in Ukraine, but many say they have been victims of Kremlin propaganda. The Samara Region has the highest number of refugees from Ukraine of any...
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It's not just Scotland. Catalonia and Kurdistan are both fighting for...
Movements across the world are fighting for politicial autonomy as a route to build a better society. If Scotland votes yes, it will have profound importance for Kurds and Catalans.The Kurdish...
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