Society & Culture
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Review: Labours of Love. The Crisis of Care, by Madeleine Bunting
The overwhelming significance of Labours of Love is the compelling passion Bunting brings to her case for confronting our careless world. It is a crucial document for our time.
- Political Parties
- Covid-19
- Progressive Politics
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Why we Need Data on Both Sex and Gender Identity
Sex is a fundamental demographic and explanatory variable, yet in recent years, sex has been overwritten by gender identity across a range of data collection exercises.
- Feminism & Gender
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In Defence of 'Elitism'
It is time to stand up and be proud of elitism: to uphold the arts, expertise, the fourth estate, and the democratic establishment for the benefit of all.
- Brexit
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Review: Invisible Women. Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed by Men, by Caroline Criado Perez
Bad data make bad science. Gender biased data distort research because it is predicated on the assumption that the human is male.
- Progressive Politics
- Feminism & Gender
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The Guardian and Press Reform
In the decade 2008–18, between the phone hacking scandal and the cancellation of part two of the Leveson Inquiry, the editorial position of The Guardian on press regulation changed markedly.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Media
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How Covid-19 Highlights Existing Weaknesses in English Football
Like many parts of the entertainment sector, football is in a precarious position and desperate for a successful vaccination programme to allow a return of spectators.
- Trade
- Covid-19
- Sport
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"If We’re Not Out in Public, Then We’re Not Negotiating Difference": Interview with Sophie Watson
Anya Pearson talks to Sophie Watson about water as a site of struggle, touching on her latest book City Water Matters: Cultures, Practices and Entanglements of Urban Water.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Flatlining Social Mobility is a Bug, Not a Feature, of Meritocratic Societies
Is meritocracy an effective device for legitimising socioeconomic inequality?
- Trade
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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The Illusion of Meritocracy Damages Young People – and Sanctions Inequality
The illusion of meritocracy at school inflicts damage on children and young people – particularly those from working class backgrounds. More than that, meritocracy creates more inequality in British society.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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The Labour Party and antisemitism: A crisis misunderstood
Antisemitism is broadly spread across supporters of all political parties. The key question, therefore, is not whether Labour has a problem with antisemitism, but why it has risen to the surface.
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Labour Party
