The Attorney General's office has said it plans to push forward contempt of court proceedings against retired social worker Trudi Warner.
Activism
by Jean-Louis Laville* Two major lessons emerge from the 19th and 20th centuries. Firstly, the promotion of a market society underpinned by a concern for individual freedom has increased inequality; secondly, the subjugation of the economy to political will under the pretext of equality has led to the suppression of freedoms. These two solutions have […]
Climate campaigners say the right to jury trial faces unprecedented threats – with several activists facing court proceedings for telling jurors of their 'right to acquit' on conscience
The man picked by the Conservative Party to stand in Nadine Dorries' Mid Bedfordshire seat already has a string of controversies under his belt
(This is another post in my series on Michigan politics, broadly construed.) Why am I thinking about 1961? Because that was one year before University of Michigan students published the Port Huron Statement, a pivotal document that laid out the intellectual foundations of New Left student activism. (Excellent UM exhibit on the statement here.) I […]
The endorsement thrusts her campaign into the centre of a debate about empire in what is a proudly multicultural city
Contraceptive rights has become the new front in the far-right's attack on women
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how society, and people in my profession (academics), think about activism. It seems to me that there is a widespread insufficient appreciation for the importance of activists in the world; often that attitude is even plainly dismissive. If this is true, then why is this the case, and […]
The fight against climate change is failing to put a dent in the huge profits of the same companies who helped fuel the crisis