Opinion 
It’s Time To End The Flirtations With Communism
In my desperate attempt to avoid the cliché that is “person-sitting-in-coffeehouse-working-on-laptop”, I opted for a slightly different food and drink outlet to write in: a bar.…
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Corbyn is Not Simply Incompetent; He is Morally Indefensible
In the interests of openness and honesty I must start this piece with a confession. Back in June 2015 I was supportive of Corbyn’s candidacy to be…
Culture
ALL HAIL THE KING (OF SATURNALIA)
A Fool Walks Into A Bar The comedian, Stewart Lee, walks into a bar. Well, perhaps I mean the character Stewart Lee. I’m assuming he does.…
Opinion
From Gujarat to Grunwick: How Progressive Politics Turned from Solidarity to Identity
August 1976. Six Guajarati women downed their tools and walked out of a photo processing factory in Grunswick, North London. The acrimonious industrial dispute that ensued…
Culture
Dear Black Lives Matter, All Climate Change Matters
The question of whether climate change is racist might seem a little odd. The reason that climate change is such an issue is due to it…
Culture
How the BBC Just Shot Itself in The Foot, Repeatedly
“The BBC,” my father says knowledgeably over his prescription sunglasses, “Will not exist in its current form in 10 years time.” He’s probably right. Whoever decided…
Culture
The Evils of Sexual Oppression Forced Upon Women
Written by Sonia Joseph My own story starts in a Catholic boarding school in Madras, Chennai in the south of India. At the vain age of…
Opinion
Brazilian President Rousseff is OUT, the Congress of Hypocrisy is IN
Brazil looks unrecognisable to me. The country I see reported on international media does not seem to represent the one I came from. Having grown up…
Opinion
The Frailty of Establishment Liberalism: Caste-discrimination
What are the goals of any half-decent government? To run the economy, to fight injustice, to reform education and healthcare (again). All of these are perfect…
International
Why We Must Not Turn Away From The Kurds
We must support the Kurds against our mutual foes as the only rock of stability in the otherwise turbulent Middle East.