October, 2020
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, October 31, 2020 14:12 - 0 Comments
Comment">The cost of Covid: Britain cannot afford more austerity Comment
Chronic underfunding of public services, and years of cuts have left working-class communities more vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. We cannot afford a repeat of austerity, we need an alternative, writes Taj Ali.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, October 30, 2020 10:30 - 4 Comments
Ideas">Revisiting ‘Race’: Towards a Decolonial Curriculum Ideas
Revising the British school curriculum is an important way of disrupting the white eurocentric narratives of Empire that dominate our culture and politics; but any such decolonising efforts must centre ‘race', writes Dr Shaida Nabi.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 29, 2020 9:27 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Sovereignty and Spycops: Agamben and the Criminal Conduct Bill Analysis
Two weeks ago British MPs passed the Criminal Conduct Bill, which allows UK public authorities to commit crimes while undercover. Agamben's theory of sovereignty can help us understand what the bill means for the expansion of state power and states of exception, argues Tom Goodyer.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:16 - 0 Comments
Analysis">“Whatever it is the Parliament does”: On Egypt’s redundant, theatrical elections Analysis
This month Egypt holds its latest round of parliamentary elections. But what purposes do such elections serve in a military autocracy? Quite a few, actually, writes Hesham Shafick.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 9, 2020 8:51 - 0 Comments
Analysis">PREVENT’s cheerleaders fear intellectual scrutiny, for good reason Analysis
Attempts to demonise serious intellectual critiques of the UK Government's counter-extremism programme are not just vacuous but dangerous, argues Dr Layla Aitlhadj.
