At 5, I became an active feminist. On my first day of school in Dallas, while queueing for something or other, a boy behind me announced proudly, “Girls can’t kick.”…
Exclusive: Sandhurst continued training for Bahraini officers despite protest crackdown
British Military Academy Sandhurst continued to train 5 Bahraini Officers throughout the ongoing murder and abuse of democracy protesters, Bright Green and Topsoil can reveal. The information, revealed to Bright…
Date Rape is a Crime
You’ve just had a lovely night out. An amazing dinner with a fantastic guy, who you’ve been seeing on and off for a while. You decide to let the guy…
Officer A3002 is Guilty of Misuse of Law
2009. The year the police became anonymous. The year terrorism meant that pub lic accountability went down the drain. The year they brought in Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism…
Biofuels, the UK’s false solution to Climate Change
First published on the ActionAid Blog as part of their series on Biofuels When we were promised the “Greenest Government ever” by the coalition last year, we were desperately hoping…
4 reasons why every “democratic” politician should vote Yes to AV
There are many articles on why people think they should support AV. These have rigorous political analysis, going into the depth of the consequences, and whether these would affect their…
3 Fundamental Flaws in Cameron’s Speech on Immigration
David Cameron has declared that all of Britain is scared about rising immigration numbers. He’s declared that most immigrants move to the UK through sham marriages. He’s argued that immigration…
Elections, Protests & Colonialism – is it time to end the real colonialism of Africa?
As we watch a few of the surviving Mau Mau “rebels” take the government to court over a long history of torture, one question has been hushed up by the…
Where is Democracy?
Over the last few weeks, I have seen the voices of hundreds of thousands ignored. I have seen education slip through the margins of accessibility. I have seen debate crushed…
I stand with ALL the protesters
On Saturday, I walked with over half a million people down Embankment. These people were workers, residents, families, students, and the unemployed. All in all, I was shocked at the…