In the 1980s London was governed by the Greater London Council (GLC) and it became a genuinely left-wing administration. Sean Sheehan Under Ken Livingstone, the capital’s radical credentials were cemented as it went about robustly resisted the free-market ideology of the ruling Conservative government. The GLC was successful […]
In Focus
In Focus
Abortion is also a matter of collective responsibility
Criminalisation does not prevent women from having abortions, but it increases the risks to their health and exposes them to greater financial and moral burdens. In response to attempts to restrict this right, social support, education and the defence of reproductive rights are essential. Mabel Encinas To talk […]
The shame inherited from slavery endures
The humiliation inflicted during slavery is argued to have left an emotional legacy that still affects family relationships in the Caribbean. Authoritarian parenting and the criticism children receive can perpetuate feelings of inferiority, but education, therapy and public support can help address these patterns. Nigel Pocock What are […]
The poetry that survived racism and poverty
Born in Mompox, he lived with poverty and racial discrimination in nineteenth-century Bogotá. His life encompassed war, journalism, literary circles and the loss of his children; the circumstances surrounding his death cannot be separated from the harsh realities he endured in his final years. Armando Orozco Tovar Unlike […]
The hierarchy in journalism that renders pain invisible
Not all journalists appear to matter equally in the eyes of their colleagues, media organisations and professional bodies. Recognition, solidarity and public attention continue to depend on where each journalist stands within the profession, leaving thousands exposed to violence and excluded from collective memory. All deaths hurt, but some overwhelm.
















