Lavinia Woodward, Sentencing And The Case For The Met Police

What to make of the case of Lavinia Woodward? For those of you not in the know, Ms Woodward was spared jail after she flew into a drunken rage and attacked her then boyfriend who she met on Tinder. My first reaction when I heard the case was cynicism: this was another example of prejudice... Continue Reading →

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The New Wild West: Twitter And Below The Line

My favourite part of 2018 is seeing people be shocked that something abhorrent is still happening in 2018. Whether disability discrimination, misogyny, homophobia or racism, 2018 has been a reminder that ideas that many believed had been consigned to the past are very much alive. There are some that disagree with the view that I... Continue Reading →

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Israel And Palestine: A Story You Cannot Be Silent On (But Probably Will Be)

"How can you care about anything when you know every god damn thing?" Dave Chappelle - The Age of Spin On January 16 1865, General William Tecumseh Sherman, One of the commanders of the United States Army, issued Special Field Order No. 15. It famously confiscated 400,000 acres of land in the southern states and... Continue Reading →

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A Corporate Guide On How To Get Away With Murder – Grenfell Edition

The corporate manslaughter act came into being in 2007, 21 years after The Herald tragedy. In 11 years, there have been 25 companies convicted, none of them big. As I wrote yesterday, justice bends to the rich and the way these companies get away with it is well-established now. Send out statements of condolences Refuse... Continue Reading →

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