Following my previous article, on unconscious bias, can we say that social constructionism, is itself socially constructed? If the claims social construction makes for itself are true, then the answer must be ‘yes’. Foisted on its own petard, indeed? Nigel Pocock What of this darling of so many […]
In Focus
In Focus
Morality and immorality
The British Conservative government has uneasily escaped from a scandal concerning the extra-marital affair of the Health Minister, Matt Hancock. Steve Latham The tabloid press had caught him on camera, embracing his assistant, Gina Colangelo. Initially, he and the Prime Minister, had attempted to brazen it out. Eventually, […]
Stories that get under the skin
“Tomorrow they won’t dare to murder us”, by Joseph Andras, confronts one of modern France’s two unpardonable crimes. Sean Sheehan The first was the collaborationist Vichy government that didn’t just come to terms with Nazi power – regretfully, under duress, so the story went – but willingly rounded […]
Peruvians do not support neoliberal policies
A survey carried out by private company Ipsos, has found that only 22% of citizens object to changing Peru’s neoliberal Constitution, meanwhile 71% are in favour of changing it completely (32%) or partially (39%). Nevertheless, the company that conducted the poll did not directly ask whether the citizens wanted […]
Elián, the Cuban ‘boat boy’
It is been 21 years sincere Elian Gonzalez Brotons returned turned to Cuba, having been detained for several months in Miami. He was just 6 years old at the time, and his image was spread across the globe. Relations with the United States remained strained, and the island was headlining […]
















