Tackling Hate Is Not About Taking Sides
I have seen many anti-hate individuals and organisations trip themselves up by trying to fight for the rights of one group or community at the expense of denigrating another. Few things frustrate me...
View ArticleWhat Do I Do Now?
On October 19th 2017, I handed in my new book, How To Be Human: The Manual, to the publishers at Penguin. The agony of writing a book is not dissimilar to having a baby. Not that I ever pushed out a...
View ArticleThis Start-Up Is Turning Your Leftover Coffee Grounds Into Clean Fuel
You know the drama surrounding disposable coffee cups. You know that buying beans from direct trade suppliers is the way to go. But there's another sustainable issue surrounding your caffeine fix: what...
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A Note Of Thanks To Mr Heaton-Harris
The issue of the way controversial political issues impact on teaching at Universities hit the headlines with the (to say the least) awkward request of Chris Heaton-Harris, Conservative MP for...
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This Is One Way You Can Help To Offset Trump's Climate Change Denial
Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees with its advertising profit, is on a mission to combat the harm caused by Donald Trump's climate change denial.Today, they announced their partnership with...
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UK Flights To The US To Be Subject To Stricter Security Checks
A US government spokeswoman has said new security screening measures will apply to all flights to America from abroad from Thursday.Lisa Farbstein, a spokeswoman for the US Transportation Security...
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Fresh Calls To Investigate Labour Chair Ian Lavery As Greyhound Racing Claim...
Labour party chair Ian Lavery could face a fresh investigation into his conduct amid claims he failed to reveal a conflict of interest around owning prize-winning greyhounds. It is alleged the Labour...
View ArticleA Note Of Thanks To Mr Heaton-Harris
The issue of the way controversial political issues impact on teaching at Universities hit the headlines with the (to say the least) awkward request of Chris Heaton-Harris, Conservative MP for...
View ArticleThis Is One Way You Can Help To Offset Trump's Climate Change Denial
Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees with its advertising profit, is on a mission to combat the harm caused by Donald Trump's climate change denial. Today, they announced their partnership with...
View ArticleHalf Of Women Have Been Sexually Harassed At Work, In ‘Strikingly Similar’...
Look around your office, train carriage on the way home or local pub this evening, chances are more than half of the women have been the victim of sexual harassment at work. A BBC poll released today...
View ArticleJared O'Mara's Misogyny Can't Be Overlooked
Like most of Britain, I hadn't heard of Jared O'Mara before he defied all expectations and unseated former Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg at the last election. Mr O'Mara...
View ArticleHow We're Enabling Independent Travel For The World's 285 Million Blind People
Travelling independently, especially on public transport and through indoor spaces can be a difficult and sometimes impossible experience for vision impaired people. In the UK, nearly half of blind and...
View ArticleUK Flights To The US To Be Subject To Stricter Security Checks
She says both US citizens and foreigners will face the same security. The agency’s comments come as six global long-haul carriers said they will start asking passengers security questions before they...
View ArticleFresh Calls To Investigate Labour Chair Ian Lavery As Greyhound Racing Claim...
Labour party chair Ian Lavery could face a fresh investigation into his conduct amid claims he failed to reveal a conflict of interest around owning prize-winning greyhounds. It is alleged the Labour...
View ArticleHow We're Enabling Independent Travel For The World's 285 Million Blind People
Travelling independently, especially on public transport and through indoor spaces can be a difficult and sometimes impossible experience for vision impaired people. In the UK, nearly half of blind and...
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Michael Fallon Wants MPs To Stop Criticising Saudi Arabia So We Can Sell Them...
Michael Fallon has berated MPs who criticise Saudi Arabia, claiming their comments are making it more difficult to sell fighter jets to the country.The Defence Secretary said instead “we need to do...
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Theresa May 'Screwed' The UK On Brexit Talks, Says Britain's Former EU Diplomat
Theresa May was warned the UK would be “screwed” in the Brexit negotiations if she triggered Article 50 too early - but did it anyway, according to Britain’s former EU ambassador.Sir Ivan Rogers, who...
View ArticleMichael Fallon Wants MPs To Stop Criticising Saudi Arabia So We Can Sell Them...
Michael Fallon has berated MPs who criticise Saudi Arabia, claiming their comments are making it more difficult to sell fighter jets to the country. The Defence Secretary said instead “we need to do...
View ArticleWhite House Spin Goes Into Overdrive As Trump Describes Republican 'Love Fest'
Donald Trump has sought to negate the damage done by two Republican senators who yesterday both gave scathing assessments of the state of his Presidency.Dismissing comments made by Jeff Flake and Bob...
View ArticleTheresa May 'Screwed' The UK On Brexit Talks, Says Britain's Former EU Diplomat
Theresa May was warned the UK would be “screwed” in the Brexit negotiations if she triggered Article 50 too early - but did it anyway, according to Britain’s former EU ambassador. Sir Ivan Rogers, who...
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