The Bromley Briefings – December 2011 – Prison Reform Trust
Produced twice-yearly by the Prison Reform Trust using official figures drawn from a wide range of sources, the Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile is a comprehensive collection of facts and figures...
View ArticleThe 60W bulb: A luminary love affair
August 2011, BBC The once ubiquitous 60W light bulb is about to plop off the production line for the last time across Europe. But while its light may be dimming, it is still illuminating many of our...
View ArticlePlan B: ill Manors – interview and video
Plan B talks to BBC 1Xtra's MistaJam about the controversy surrounding his new ill Manors project and the inspiration behind the new single.
View ArticleQueen’s honours: People who have turned them down named
The artist Lucien Freud turned down a CBE in 1977 The author Roald Dahl and artist Lucien Freud are among those who have turned down honours from the Queen, according to official government records. A...
View ArticleRace relations in Britain: How far have we really come?
Rajeshree Sisodia, is a journalist who focuses on human rights, development and conflict related issues in Asia. There has been progress in attitudes toward race since the murder of Stephen Lawrence,...
View ArticleFaith, Identity & Violence: what is Deradicalisation? The Disseminus Podcast 003
Deradicalisation has become increasingly prevalent in Europe as a strategy for tackling the threat of Al-Qaeda inspired violence.
View ArticleOn the subject of Conspiracy Theories: The Disseminus Podcast 004
They are demeaned and the perpetrators are smeared - normally emotionally and not intellectually. There is also an important distinction between a False Flag and a Hoax.
View ArticleAn ‘evidence based’ approach to immigration policy
It seems an Oxford professor has developed an ‘evidence-based’ approach to immigration policy. This recent New Statesmen article by Paul Collier discusses many important points concerning the economic...
View ArticleUpcoming Discussion – NO GLORY IN WAR – 9th Dec
2014 marks the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Far from being a "war to end all wars" or a "victory for democracy", it was a military disaster and a human catastrophe....
View ArticleUpcoming Discussion – 100 YEARS OF WAR – Monday 10th March
Afghanistan, Syria, Guantanamo Bay, Drone attacks, celebrating World War 1, wars in Africa etc. etc and now maybe Ukraine - the list is endless! Lindsey German, Convenor of the National Stop the War...
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