Studies of resistance, opposition and protest have always been exactly that – studies of enacted antithesis. They have remained constructed into a Hegellian theory of change where the status quo…
5 things I learnt while skipping yesterday
It’s the end of an academic year, and undergraduate students have been busying themselves packing to go home. But after filling the car full of all sorts of accumulations, the…
Why I feel unable to vote for the European Elections
I’m not from the UK. I have a British passport, but I don’t feel “British”. In fact, I don’t really feel like my nationality should really define my identity at…
Rhetoric, ridicule and oppression: tactics of the Nastier Party, UKIP
‘We’re not career politicians, just people asking to be elected and paid as MEPs.’ The ethos of York’s UKIP public meeting was not going to be pleasant – and that…
Decolonising Development – thoughts on John Hilary’s Poverty of Capitalism
Policies. Theories. Models. Ideologies. It is fascinating how abstracted our politics have become from real life experiences. A couple of months ago, John Hilary caused quite a stir by calling…
Get over your fear. Dare to live!
It’s not easy accepting the truth – or at least the-truth-as-you-see-it-now. My life has always been a bit of a roller coaster, with sudden points of realisation that wash away…
Inclusive Movement? A call to action
When Suzanne Dhaliwal wrote this response to my concerns over mental health stigma in the workplace, I began to wonder how many times I had met other women of colour…
The system doesn’t work. Then why are we fighting to save it?
“In the Cold War,” the academic stated excitedly, “at least we had an alternative we could fight for! Now, when the cuts come, we have nothing.” It’s strange how we…
What world are we fighting for?
Leaving the Green Party was a step on a longer journey, I believe. I have spent more energy getting angry at a Party than getting angry at Power, which has…
5 rules to protect you from racism.
When you’re growing up brown in a white country, you’re taught a few techniques of self-protection. Some of these are things you learn from your parents, others are those you…
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