March 7th, 2011 | by Rosa S
The result in Barnsley this week hasn’t told us a lot about party popularity. By-elections are rarely an accurate reflection
February 20th, 2011 | by Rosa S
This week we've seen the “biggest reform to the benefits system since Beveridge” revealed. How exciting. No really, it is quite exciting. There are some major changes in the Welfare Bill that are going to affect a lot of people. So what are they, and are they any good
February 6th, 2011 | by Rosa S
David Cameron made an odd argument in his Munich speech this week. He starts from the premise that Britain has a problem with Islam extremists. Then he does a tremendous leap to the conclusion that this is the fault of “the doctrine of state multiculturalism”.
January 31st, 2011 | by Rosa S
Sad news for Sure Start is sad news for society. And sad news is exactly what Sure Start's been getting this week, as we learn that up to 250 centres are going to be closed, withdrawing services from 60000 families.
November 21st, 2010 | by Rosa S
There's a protest planned on Wednesday about the use of body scanners at US airports. The scanners are proving controversial because of the graphic nature of the pictures they produce, and the (uncertain) possibility that they might come with an increased health risk. The option for a passenger who doesn't want to go through the scanners is to have a thorough “pat down”- which seems to be like the frisking it's normal to get at airports, but bit more vigorous and invasive. Is this too much dignity to sacrifice for an increase in security
November 14th, 2010 | by Rosa S
One of the student placards that caught my eye in the images of this week's protest stated angrily that “Education is a right, not a privilege”. I don't intend this blog to be for or against the fee rises, I just want to take a closer look at what this claim means, and to explain why it's misleading.
November 7th, 2010 | by Rosa S
This week has seen a crucial step in introducing the Burmese government's "disciplined democracy" program with the country's first election in over twenty years taking place. But a “disciplined democracy” for Burma turns out to be no democracy at all, rather it's a crude attempt to make the state look legitimate. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be working.
October 31st, 2010 | by Rosa S
Jon Stewart’s rally this week brought out hundreds of thousands of people onto the street in protest, but what was
October 24th, 2010 | by Rosa S
WikiLeaks’ release of classified documents about Iraq is getting UK and US officials very hot under the collar. They’ve been
October 18th, 2010 | by Rosa S
Both Serbia and the US have seen homophobic attitudes being aired this week, showing that homosexuality is still struggling for
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