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Northern devolution and the importance of pan-Northern policies
Devolution to the North should be built on co-operation across the region.wikimediaIn Professor Paul Salveson’s most recent article for openDemocracy, he argues that collaboration between the regions...
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‘Divest!’: a minute to hold banks to account on fossil fuels
If banks won't pull investment from fossil fuels, perhaps it's time to try another route.Image: MoveYourMoneyUKMove Your Money has launched ‘Divest!’ a campaign targeting Britain’s big 5 banks - some...
View ArticleIt’s time to radically reduce inequality
The 66 richest people in the world have the same wealth as the 3.5bn poorest.Last night I was defending the proposition that wealth needs to be aggressively reduced, alongside Jeremy Corbyn MP and Adam...
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The extinction of quiet
As the world’s silent places disappear, are we forgetting how to listen?Credit: http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/extinction-quiet. All rights reserved.In 1989, ‘acoustic ecologist’ Gordon Hempton...
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The NHS five year forward view - a wish-list for privatisers?
NHS boss Simon Steven's NHS forward plan is an excellent piece of marketing - but a terrible piece of strategy.Image: Propaganda poster for Stalin's '5 Year Plans'There’s no “magic money tree” - except...
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Behind the surge of unaccompanied child migrants to the US
Politicians fighting over immigration still don't understand how violence continues to drive people out of Central America. Once reaching the US, some immigrants don't make it very far. A lonely grave...
View ArticlePeace in Syria: civil society and a utopian glimpse of hope in dark times
Attention on the still ongoing Syrian civil war has chronically faded. Last remaining hopes for peace seem to have been dashed. But a peace conference that took place some months ago thought outside...
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How Bahrain spies on British soil
The Bahraini government has been using sophisticated malware—complete with technical support from its manufacturer—to remotely conduct surveillance operations on its political dissidents living in the...
View ArticleDon’t touch my constitution! Burkina Faso's lesson
A popular uprising in the west African country reflects a wider awakening among citizens and young people across the continent.The political and constitutional crisis in Burkina Faso erupted with speed...
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Greater Manchester Mayor: a solution made in Manchester
The announced Mayor for Greater Manchester doesn't overturn the will of the people of Manchester. It is a new solution, designed in Greater Manchester, for Greater...
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Review: Peter Pomerantsev, ‘Nothing is true and everything is possible’
Peter Pomerantsev’s Nothing Is True and Everything is Possible presents a Russia with no rules and no certainty in tomorrow, a place where you must live in the moment, because the moment is all you...
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Romanian presidential election: can you spot the difference?
After ten years with the powerful Traian Basescu as head of state, the 2 November presidential elections felt like one of the most highly charged political battles in post-communist Romanian history....
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Kobane, transforming the regional dynamic
The fight for Kobane is not limited to a local struggle against IS militants, but reverberates politically and strategically across the region.Thousands rally in London in solidarity with Kobane....
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Latest IPCC report fortunately shows we can still prevent climate change
The science is clear, where is the political will?Flickr/Oxfam International. Some rights reserved.After so many missed opportunities to make positive progress on reducing CO2 emissions the latest...
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Burkina Faso: where democracy has always run on protests and coups
The military officer who has assumed power in Burkina Faso after protests dislodged its longstanding president has said civilian rule will be restored. Expect more protests if it isn't.Here we go...
View ArticleWestphalia to Southphalia
Does the rise of non-western states such as China, India, South Africa, and Brazil threaten the dominant model of international politics? The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended Europe's thirty-year war....
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Catalonia vs Spain: a clash of two debates
Patrice de Beer's article on Catalan independence went viral. With just days to go until the vote, we look at some of the interesting questions raised by the author and you also in the comments.A human...
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What are Russians celebrating when they celebrate National Unity Day?
Russians celebrate National Unity Day on 4 November, but the name masks Russian anxieties about disunity and disintegration. On 4 November, Russia celebrated National Unity Day, as it has every year...
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Welcome to the not-so-new world order
The latest IMF report has confirmed what some have long argued – ‘rising powers’ like Russia and China are changing the world, but not in the way you might think. When the International Monetary Fund...
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Fossil addiction: is there a road to recovery?
There is no shortage of knowledge about global environmental and climate problems. Nor was there 40 years ago. So why is nothing happening?Planting trees in the Amazon does not solve anything....
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