It is time sport gained a conscience
The BBC broadcast a damning Panorama programme this week exposing the frightening levels of racism that blight the Euro 2012 host countries Poland and Ukraine. Nazi salutes, anti-Semitic chanting, white power graffiti, random attacks on supporters of ethnic origin and a police force reluctant to act were all common place inside the stadiums that will … Read more
London Mayoral elections series: Brian Paddick
In the first of a four part series looking at the main candidates in the London Mayoral Election, we analyse Brian Paddick’s campaign for the top seat in City Hall. It is probably fair to say that once again Brain Paddick has not lit up this Mayoral election campaign. After knocking five percent off the … Read more
Kony 2012; why it’s better to leave the killing to the ‘bad guys’
International Development NGOs are rarely known for their subtlety. Comic Relief features an annual parade of celebrities screaming ‘won’t someone think of the children?’, Oxfam displays pictures of suffering in Africa as if nothing good or fun or exciting has ever happened there and Save the Children act as if only us in the West … Read more
Five reasons to scrap the legal aid bill
The Legal Aid Bill is currently passing through the committee stage in the House of Lords. It has so far only faced meagre opposition from interested parties such as lawyers and personal injury specialists. However the bill places the legal system out of reach for most people in this country. Here’s why it should be … Read more
Into the Void
By Tom Williams who blogs here It was quickly getting dark as I arrived at the Occupy London Stock Exchange (Occupy LSX) camp on Monday night. The tall, imposing St Paul’s Cathedral loomed over the small rows of mismatched hastily assembled tents that were currently being besieged by a strong wind, their guy-ropes were looped … Read more
Fuck the police?
A piece by Tom Williams who blogs here From one side of the spectrum to the other, people have united in their condemnation of the police since the riots began on Saturday night. On the one hand people lament the lack of respect and fear shown by the rioters towards the police and call for … Read more
