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Sofa surfer film reveals extent of homelessness
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Community football stars pay tribute to Kurtis Townsend
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
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Presents: the real meaning of Christmas
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No CommentsThere's nothing consumerist about revelling in the giving of gifts – in fact, it's the very essence of human civilisation -
The demonisation of the disabled is a chilling sign of the times
Posted on December 4, 2011 | No CommentsThere is a climate of hostility towards people for whom life is already difficult and it is being fostered by politicians and journalists -
No one should want to go back to the 80s – not even the Tories
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsThat decade inflicted deep scars on Britain that have never healed and did lasting damage to the Conservatives -
We can’t afford the costs of bosses’ crazy unearned pay
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsIt alienates staff, damages companies and rewards failure. In austerity, firms should act to cut excess – before rules are imposed -
The sinister logic behind criminalising squatting
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 1 CommentA change in law over trespass not only signals a disregard for the homeless, it has implications on the right to protest -
Occupy London is cleaning up the big bang’s mess
Posted on October 27, 2011 | No CommentsA quarter of a century after deregulation of the City, the St Paul's protesters are highlighting the results of deference to finance -
Youth unemployment, live on TV? Get real
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsBBC3's documentary Up for Hire Live manages to trivialise a national crisis in the relentless quest for ratings -
Nigeria won’t progress while corruption is ‘just the way it is’
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsAfter 51 years of independence, Nigerians must look inwards to confront corruption perpetuated by a culture of acceptance -
Will anyone vote for Ed Milliband’s alternative?
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No CommentsMiliband's indisputable leftward shift has put Labour at ease with itself but risks making the party less relevant than ever -
Life for Saudi women is a constant state of contradiction
Posted on September 29, 2011 | No CommentsSaudi Arabia's political paradoxes mean that a woman can be elected to parliament – but she'll need a man to drive her there
