PRIVACY POLICY

The precedent of Dobbs may do more than overturn a right to abortion. It may be precedent for fewer rights and more ambiguity in US law.

The US Supreme Court has overturned the right to abortion. This provokes a question: should unelected judges or the People determine rights?

The Homeless are defined by what they have not – a home. Unlike women, disabled people- defined by what they have. Why is this so important?

A post on the ethics of strikes and industrial action. I argue that workers ought to have the right to strike, and ought to use it.

Russian assets have been frozen by western governments. What should be done with them? Should they be used to compensate Ukrainian victims?

Who is to blame for our lack of divestment from fossil fuels? If banks reflect society, then is it us or them who is responsible?

Is UK gov 'guided by science', or by its own electoral incentives?This article asks if power to decide should be with experts or politicians

Can powerful individuals really empathise with those in weaker positions? Should we rely on their empathy, or instead ask for solidarity?

Revolutionary socialists have long argued crisis hails an opportunity for economic change. Which societal changes should Covid hail in?

Are we using the same word to describe both bodily violence and illegal damage to property? What are the implications of this on protests?

How can suspended democracies represent our interests? In less stable states with socioeconomic instability, which interests are legitimate?

Governments have been afforded substantial emergency powers to deal with CoVid19. Does this leave us subject to authoritarianism?

Covid19 shows how deep our inequality is. Equality requires more than redistributing resources, doing only this may perpetuate the problem.

Can states legitimately choose lives or the economy? Yes, but only if they respect a democratic duty to test and publish rates of infection.

In response to the CoVid-19 crisis, the US has responded with unfair blaming and scapegoating. Why is this, and, when is blame justified?

'Unskilled' workers are now essential. Health workers have become our heroes. Why did we not recognise these people before?

Should governments do everything they can to save lives or should they be concerned about the economic consequences of life-saving policies?

With current restrictions making many of us miss our freedom, this piece argues that we may be able to regain it through new understanding.