In praise of clutching at straws or reasons to be cheerful in 2014 New Year is traditionally the time to take stock, and to look forward to the future. It is a time to search for new principles of hope, or renew old ones, and to strengthen our commitment to make the world, or at least that little bit of it we have some influence over, a better place. In a period of … [Read more...] about JANUARY BLOG
Archives for December 2013
DECEMBER BLOG
Santa with Claws , or Socialism is not just for Christmas : some seasonal reflections on the im/moral economy The dominant image of Christmas, the one that mesmerises and haunts so many people, is of a family reunited around the tree joyfully exchanging presents. One, perhaps unintended, result is that those for whom the family has become a locus of loss or lack, … [Read more...] about DECEMBER BLOG
Lecture Series
A series of public lectures mapping issues of democracy and injustice in London’s past, present and future . London has a long history of struggle for democratic rights. It has been the birthplace of many campaigns for social justice, and sustained a political culture in which refugees and immigrants have made vital contributions to the intellectual … [Read more...] about Lecture Series