Europe

The plans for this summer’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Olympics are making Alan Hughes feel quite nauseous.

Filed in: United Kingdom

The battle for hearts and minds is in full swing as the clock ticks down on a mass anti-GM action planned for later this month.

Filed in: Agriculture United Kingdom

The answer may not be what you expect, as evidenced by recent events in France. Michael Burke explains.

Filed in: Economics Finance France

It’s the poor and vulnerable who will suffer in the ideologically motivated rush to convert schools to academies, says Chris Brazier.

Filed in: Education United Kingdom

Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.

Filed in: Africa Aid Food Hunger NGOs Poverty United Kingdom

With capital punishment debates resurfacing since the Breivik trial, Tony Mckenna argues the death penalty brutalizes not just the individual but the whole society.

Filed in: Crime Human Rights Norway United Kingdom United States

Recent council elections in Britain confirmed not just the national swing against the Conservatives, but also the power of protest, says Tim Gee.

Filed in: Activism England Politics

Felicity Arbuthnot wonders how the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award can be given to someone involved in the war in Afghanistan.

Filed in: Afghanistan Conflict Iraq United Kingdom United States

The 6 May elections may throw up a few surprises. Katerina Kitidi looks ahead.

Filed in: Greece Politics

A selection of articles from the October 2011 issue ‘Nature’s Defenders: can indigenous people save the planet?’ are up for the award.

Filed in: Peru United Kingdom

A local campaign to keep a care home from closing shows the way forward, says Alan Hughes.

Filed in: United Kingdom