Concerns about The Conversation, an online platform for publishing academic research, which led me, and others, to stop submitting our work to the publisher.

12-minute read

Reasons why I decided to stop submitting research to the online publisher openDemocracy.

8-minute read

A commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the first appearance in print of the word “strike” to describe a collective withdrawal of labour.

10-minute read

On 24 August 2017 the BBC broadcast a video. By the evening of Saturday, 26 August 2017 it was momentarily the most-watched video on the BBC News website. It’s title: ‘Three little girls tried to mug me’. I critically examine the BBC’s reporting, with reference to social class and political bias.

7-minute read

An examination of harassment in universities in England and Wales, with reference to the nature and types of harassment, legal remedies, typical effects, and the challenges facing victims. I then share personal experience of submitting a complaint alleging harassment, before setting out some recommendations for universities to better address harassment.

11-minute read

The anti-fascist Battle of Cable Street took place in London in 1936. Taking part in the 80th anniversary march marking that event, I reflect on the event’s continuing significance.

7-minute read