(published Biteback 2017. Hardback) ISBN 978-1-84954-803-8 411 pages The first 11 chapters in part 1 discuss the problems facing British society – for example concentrations of wealth and inequality; the dysfunctional housing situation, with homelessness and destitution; the reduced role of the state; youth alienation; and dissatisfaction among those barely managing. The second part concentrates…
You may have seen that the House of Lords approved amendments to the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill by a majority of 102. This will oblige the House of Commons to think again whether this country should guarantee the continuing rights of EU citizens already resident here. I would have voted for the amendment had…
Academics for Peace members in Germany and the UK have issued an urgent call to draw attention to a round-the-clock military curfew imposed on the Kurdish village (Xerabe Bava – Korukoy) in Mardin-Nusaybin, in Turkey (221.2.2017): “As Turkey’s constitutional referendum is approaching, we are, once again, witnessing an intensification of state violence in the Kurdish…
An article describing these difficulties and the impact they have on the victims’ ability to provide testimony can be found on :http://www.helenbamber.org/publications/
On 7 February I had an Oral Question in the House of Lords on departmental responsibility for drugs policy, and rehabilitation of drug users. This can be found at cols 1594 – 1596 of Hansard. While the Government response was on the lines of no change, they are keen to reduce the harm caused by…
