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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.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 1, 2017 11:30 - 0 Comments
Analysis">The war on Yemen is about capitalism, not sectarianism Analysis
In the first essay in our three-part #StopDSEI series, Tom Anderson reviews the roots of the crisis in Yemen, where the civilian population has been enduring a brutal bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition, supported by the UK, since 2015.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 14, 2017 17:39 - 1 Comment
Ideas">Making Britain safer: A bold alternative Ideas
Last week's publication of a report entitled ‘The Missing Muslims’ highlights the need to revise our national conversation on extremism, argues Dilly Hussain.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 23, 2017 20:26 - 0 Comments
Comment">This is an immense victory for Palestine, for British democracy and for the rule of law Comment
Yesterday, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign won a historic court case against the UK Government's attempts to prevent local councils from taking part in ethical boycotts. This is an immense victory, writes PSC director Ben Jamal, one that shows that BDS is here to stay until we see human rights and justice for the Palestinian people.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, June 19, 2017 12:00 - 0 Comments
Ideas">From London Bridge to Finsbury Park, these are symptoms of a broken politics Ideas
From the murder of Jo Cox to London Bridge to last night's attack on Finsbury Park mosque, the rise of political violence on Britain's streets is a symptom of a failed political system that has created a toxic breeding ground for racism, xenophobia and extremism, argues Katy Sian.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 8, 2017 18:12 - 0 Comments
Ideas">The Welfare State is our living memorial: The Tory assault on it is a national betrayal Ideas
In 1945, the UK, a country that had been at war for the best part of thirty years, found a way to build a better society for its citizens. Today, it is at a crossroad. This year will be the one in which the welfare state and National Health Service will be fully dismantled by a Conservative government opposed to any sense of solidarity or collectivity. This is a national betrayal, argues Neal Curtis.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 6, 2017 21:44 - 0 Comments
Ideas">Fathers and Fascism: The Oedipal Landscape of the Le Pens Ideas
Can a Freudian reading of the Le Pen family be a key to understanding tomorrow's French election? Jen Izaakson asks.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:57 - 1 Comment
Ideas">“You are not You anymore”: On the Torture of Theon Greyjoy Ideas
From Game of Thrones to Guantanamo Bay, the purpose of torture is not only to destroy an individual's sense of autonomy and self-worth, but to reconstitute them into whatever image the torturer desires.
