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Unlike compassionate conservatism, selective solidarity does exactly what it says on the tin. It is a phenomenon that cuts across gender, race, and political affiliation. Born from the desire to stand alongside comrades, it is blunted by the hypocrisy inherent in its (il)logic. Across campaigns and across the world it can be seen to rear…
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Five months on from its publication, it is time to revisit AKs and Lollipops. It has been 161 days since the publication of AKs and Lollipops: Inside the Syrian Conflict and as far as I am aware, things are going well. Newspapers and TV channels aren’t harassing me over the phone and I am yet to be…
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Brighton and Hove City Council have today unveiled ambitious plans to tackle homelessness in the area by housing residents in vacant buildings. Speaking at a press conference earlier today, Danielle Stewart, the leader of the Labour councillors, announced that a deal had been struck with the Greens that would see a united effort to combat…
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The title of this piece is a quote often wrongly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, and though Gandhi never said such words, the message remains true enough. I am a firm believer in the idea that if you are not an activist, you are an inactivist. If you do not actively pursue a life that attempts…
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