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Mali: Intervention, Invasion, and Invention

Mali: Intervention, Invasion, and Invention

Broadly, it may be that intervention is a limited and fundamentally flawed approach, but to say that some invented Western Empire marches..

February 15, 2013 with 4 Comments
Marriage Equality & The Government’s ‘Legislative Boot’

Marriage Equality & The Government’s ‘Legislative Boot’

By proposing to implement this restriction on the Church of England and Wales, the government risks alienating those religious people in..

December 18, 2012 with 1 Comment
The Episcopal Question: The Role Of Women In The Church

The Episcopal Question: The Role Of Women In The Church

The nature of the Church’s enduring internal disagreement is the consequence of a belief, perhaps now held only among a few extremists,..

December 3, 2012 with 0 Comments
The Peculiar Influence Of The Church of England

The Peculiar Influence Of The Church of England

Given the influence of the Church of England and the claims it makes on issues such as the law and equal marriage, its new Archbishop has a..

November 15, 2012 with 0 Comments
Omnipotent US President?

Omnipotent US President?

Is the President of the United States of America as powerful a position as it is made out to be? Or is political control over Congress..

November 5, 2012 with 0 Comments
Race For Life: Chasing Racism Out of British Media

Race For Life: Chasing Racism Out of British Media

It is time for the British media to stop chasing immigrants out of this country; there is no running away from the ultimate truth that when..

September 24, 2012 with 3 Comments
Sleepwalking Into Segregation?

Sleepwalking Into Segregation?

As part of our series on multiculturalism, Patrick McGhee questions Trevor Phillips’ statement that we are ‘sleepwalking into..

August 14, 2012 with 0 Comments
The Pussy Riot Trial: Russia’s Resurgent Religious Right

The Pussy Riot Trial: Russia’s Resurgent Religious Right

Crucially, the Pussy Riot trial is important not only because it carries implications for the integrity and credibility of the Russian..

August 7, 2012 with 5 Comments
Sexual Health & The Need For Secularism

Sexual Health & The Need For Secularism

Despite the absence of a codified constitution in the UK that explicitly separates religion from the state, it would nonetheless be..

July 27, 2012 with 6 Comments
Corruption & Justice Reform In Uganda

Corruption & Justice Reform In Uganda

There is little to no effort to educate the Ugandan people about their constitutional rights and what is contained in the many good laws..

July 24, 2012 with 0 Comments
Drones Hysteria & The Targeted Killing Programme

Drones Hysteria & The Targeted Killing Programme

Much of the controversy over the American use of drones against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban is completely ignorant of the realities of..

July 4, 2012 with 9 Comments
Updating The Status Of Human Rights

Updating The Status Of Human Rights

With the rise of new media, social networking, and citizen journalists in the future we may have a generation of informed citizens aware of..

July 2, 2012 with 0 Comments
Kony & Justice: A View From Uganda

Kony & Justice: A View From Uganda

There is no option but for the UPDF to continue their pursuit of LRA until Kony and all his commanders are captured and have them answer..

June 27, 2012 with 1 Comment
Drones & The Missing Moral Compass

Drones & The Missing Moral Compass

The US is sending out the message that it can target whom it wants, whenever it wants, with no repercussions for themselves. Other states..

June 25, 2012 with 0 Comments
Al-Libi Meets The Business End Of A Drone

Al-Libi Meets The Business End Of A Drone

Whilst the death of an al-Qaeda strategist as brilliant as al-Libi should be celebrated, it should simultaneously be mourned: he provided..

June 8, 2012 with 0 Comments
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