The social base of the old Tory Party has disappeared as surely as that of Labour, argues ANDREW MURRAY – today’s right are the debased offspring of a capitalism that speculates without investing and profits without producing
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Taking a stand and calling out sexism is just too risky for most women – and employers know this
Workplace misogyny and belittling of women is rife, but liberal notions of ‘leaning in’ do little to help, says JO BARTOSCH
SEVIM DAGDELEN says European Nato states are escalating ever closer to direct conflict with a nuclear power, and sacrificing welfare states built up over a century to finance it
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
IAN SINCLAIR examines the curious memory lapses across liberal media when it comes to British government crimes
STEPHEN ARNELL looks at some of the notorious political corruption cases from British history
ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
IT’S amazing how the unacceptable can become normal. How would the men in my workplace react if they were routinely called “boys”?
If when they discussed the football they were mocked for “gossiping”? Or if they didn’t get their cuppa in the morning because it isn’t actually written into any women’s job description to go and buy the milk?
These are such petty examples that, if any of them were called out as sexist, the accuser would be told she was over-reacting.
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