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It won't be the reds, blues, purples, greens or yellows who'll save England's...
Every party attempted to rebrand the NHS as 'theirs' this conference season. But even Labour's promises leave worrying gaps. It's up to us - as campaigners, citizens and workers.Image: Lifeworks...
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Taking to the streets of Hong Kong: are both sides losing control?
Protest organizers and Beijing are both losing control of the situation in Hong Kong. What compromises can each side make in order to resolve the chaos?The increasing protests in Hong Kong may have...
View ArticleMexico: student disappearances focus anger at abuse and impunity
Students shot dead by police, others “disappeared”, mass graves located … the absence of the rule of law and trampling on human rights in Mexico is sparking widespread protest.On 26 September, a group...
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What does Kobane mean for the international community?
There is still time to quell IS in southern Syria but the world must be prepared to act immediately, before it is too late.Hundreds rallied in Istanbul after the news that ISIS militants had entered...
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Scottish Green solidarity with the Kurdish people
We must support the people of Kobane in their fight against ISIS and Turkey's plans to install a buffer zone, both of which are plots to assassinate the democratic project in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan)....
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Objectifying female fighters
We must acknowledge women's agency without allocating gratuitous attention to physical appearances or banal insinuations regarding their somehow 'illicit' deviation from conventional roles.Syrian...
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14 lessons from the Scottish referendum
A month on from Scotland's independence vote, here are 14 lessons it taught us.1) People careThe concept of apathy has always been offensive: it implies that people don't care about their neighbours,...
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Labour can be forced to unlock democracy in Scotland
Calls to destroy Scottish Labour on the pro-independence left are misguided. There is still a deep affection for the party in much of working class Scotland, and this can be mobilised by those who...
View ArticleIs regeneration bringing slums back to London?
At a time when millions of Londoners need affordable housing, local authorities are knocking it down and replacing it with luxury flats.WhenSt Katherine’s Docks were built on the Thames in 1828, 1250...
View ArticlePresumed guilty: the quiet human-rights scandal of pre-trial detention
Around the world, millions are effectively punished before they are tried and many are subjected to violence and even torture—at great social cost and although alternatives are available.The right to...
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Inequality and the 1%: avarice
This is an extract from Danny Dorling's new book "inequality and the 1%", available from Verso.When a society becomes as unequal as the UK now is, avarice rises. As inequalities increase, people...
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#indyref, power and dancing stars
The Scottish referendum introduced much needed chaos and taught people to think about power and politics. We need to bring its spirit to all of the UK."One must still have chaos in oneself to be able...
View ArticleUK: indifference to ending discrimination against women
More than 30 years years after the British Government signed up to the Convention to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination against Women the CEDAW Committee responsible for monitoring its...
View ArticleHow we treat children in the UK: the dark side of our soul
If the Conservatives' plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights are implemented, the fundamental right to a fair trial would be demolished, and the duty to act in the best interest...
View ArticleLocalismWatch Resources - 20 October 2014
A trawl of the latest online news, comment, advice and information.Opinion:Localism in a hung parliament. Andrew Walker draws attention to the gap between how national and local politicians view...
View ArticleUpcoming Localism Events – November 2014
Localism events to look out for in November. LocalismWatch is all about helping folk at the grassroots understand the localism agenda and exchange ideas. If you've got an upcoming event that you'd like...
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Democracy in America, part 1: What's wrong with gerrymandering?
Introducing a system that enables the powerful to cheat democracy and to disenfranchise voters.American democracy has always been messy, rough and unruly. The political process has suffered under...
View ArticleHelping the Other: particular experiences, universal outlooks
London’s synagogues have set up drop-in centres for destitute asylum seekers and are campaigning to end immigration detention. Shauna Leven and Sam Grant explore how the British Jewish community uses...
View ArticleConfronting Ebola in Liberia: the gendered realities
In Liberia 75% of those who have been infected or killed from Ebola are women. Last month, a rapid assessment and gender analysis of the outbreak concluded that a gendered perspective on prevention,...
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Claiming rights, facing fire: young feminist activists
The increased violence against young women human rights defenders needs to be matched by funders prepared to respond more directly to the priorities identified by young people. Ruby Johnson says...
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