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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 2, 2018 14:04 - 0 Comments
Analysis">“How could they all be so wrong?”: Reflections on the 2017 General Election Analysis
Although Labour did not win the June 2017 general election, its result was astonishing. How and why did this happen? Alex Nunns, author of "The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power," reflects on one of the most remarkable moments in UK political history.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 20, 2018 13:47 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Gaza’s wake-up, unifying call: Reflections on The Great Return March Analysis
Despite Israel's systemic, brutal attempts to repress it, the Great March of Return in Gaza, entering its fourth week today, marks a significant moment in the history of Palestinian resistance, and has re-centered the Right of Return at the heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, writes Mohammed Sulaiman.
Columns, Ideas, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 18, 2018 16:12 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Hakim Bey: Capitalism, the State, and the Spectacle An A to Z of Theory
In the latest essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson examines Bey's theory of capitalism, his critique of 'cop culture' and his comments on American global hegemony; and provides an analysis of Bey's view of the dominant system.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 4, 2018 13:10 - 1 Comment
Essay">We Are Here Because You Were With Us: Remembering A. Sivanandan (1923–2018) Essay
A. Sivanandan, who passed away last month, was one of Britain's foremost and most influential thinkers on race, class and power. Virou Srilangarajah pays tribute to a remarkable life, and a towering intellectual and political legacy.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 2, 2018 12:19 - 1 Comment
Comment">How to destroy a life: On one deportation among many Comment
Late on Wednesday evening, a charter flight took off, under cover of darkness, from an unknown location in the south of England, heading for Nigeria and Ghana. This did not make the news, but it transformed the lives of hundreds of people forever. Luke De Noronha — whose friend was on the plane — shares his personal reflections.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, December 11, 2017 20:43 - 0 Comments
Analysis">‘Greater Jerusalem’ and beyond: The Netanyahu-Trump Doctrine is Under Way Analysis
Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem signals a key shift in US Mid-East policy — from decades of rhetorical pretense to full and explicit alignment with the Netanyahu agenda.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 25, 2017 0:00 - 0 Comments
Analysis">“When I’m down again, there will be nothing for me”: The Government’s Unseen War on Migrant Health Analysis
New NHS regulations regarding charging migrants for health care have recently come into force. Beyond the headlines about cracking down on health tourism, denial of treatment and the imposition of debts are making vulnerable migrants lives a misery.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 3, 2017 17:41 - 0 Comments
Ideas">Place and Prejudice: On Liverpool, Hillsborough and Territorial Stigma Ideas
How was it possible for our institutional and collective reactions to Hillsborough to be drowned-out so easily, and for so long, by victim-blaming? A report released this week on the lessons of the disaster offers a timely reminder of the damaging effects of place-based stigma and stereotypes, writes Alice Butler.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, October 1, 2017 19:59 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Batons vs Ballots: On the Catalan Referendum Analysis
Today's brutal crackdown on the Catalan separatist movement by the Spanish government is a turning point in an ongoing confrontation that threatens to destabilise Spanish democracy and bring darker forces from Spain’s history back onto the stage, writes Matt Carr.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 1, 2017 11:30 - 0 Comments
Opinion">Saudi’s bombing campaign is destroying my country, Yemen, and Britain is helping them do it Opinion
In the second essay in our three-part #StopDSEI series, Safa Al-Shamy gives her perspective on the motivations for the Saudi attack on her country, Yemen, the humanitarian crisis it has caused, and the UK's role in supporting it.
