Labour starts petition to stop Lee Anderson watching England euros final
Labour has started a petition encouraging Conservative MP Lee Anderson to continue his England football match boycott ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. The MP for Ashfield has refused to watch England matches in protest at the players taking the knee before kick-off. Labour has cheekily suggested that he has been the jinx all along, […]
Why brands and politics don’t mix
Here’s why brands and politics don’t mix.
Should brands get involved with politics?
Is brand activism authentic, disingenuous, or a desperate response to public pressure?
Why businesses must take a stance on social issues
The notion that brands can simply ignore social issues, movements and activism in the 21st century is not just incorrect but a profoundly dangerous position to put your business in. Over the last few decades, there has been an undeniable rise in the prominence of “corporate social activism,” with brands putting their head above the […]
When Black Lives Matter meets covid: Diversity can be lifesaving
A more diverse Cabinet would ask the kinds of questions which the current Cabinet would never think of.
Coming to terms with our past
We’ll need nuance and moderation for what comes next – not a desire to put statues up or tear them down.
Week in Review: We’re going to have to accept that some things are good and bad
The only alternative is to get lost in the abysmal binary of the culture war over Gone With the Wind and Fawlty Towers.
Colston row: It’s about discussing history, not rewriting it
History, in all its glory and poison, is going nowhere, no matter how many debates we have about Edward Colston, Cecil Rhodes or William Gladstone.
Week in Review: The fake equality of All Lives Matter
You couldn’t ask for a more clear-cut moment of threat against free speech, individual rights and freedom of assembly. So where are the libertarians?
