Peter Oborne powerfully documents the lies of Boris Johnson in his book The Assault on Truth. But when did lying in politics really begin? Can the oligarchy that runs the UK really be expected to tell the truth?
Vasily Grossman's dilogy Stalingrad // Life and Fate is one of the greatest novels of all time.
Why has politics become some thing others do on our behalf? Why have we so cheaply abandoned citizenship and democracy? Why do we only align ourselves to the stars?
I was recently asked by a French journalist to give my views on how UBI might change our experience of work. I argue that UBI may be the key to rediscovering the true meaning of work.
Scottish is independence is inevitable. If we accept this then it will become easier for England to start to address the real issues it must confront.
A poem to honour the work of PFG Doncaster - the home of true peer support - and a community that knows that "our citizenship begins the moment that we claim it."
The Church needs to embrace Basic Income or be complicit with social injustice.
The UK is subject to colonial-style rule by its own leaders.
Thoughts on basic income and citizenship.
We should treat he results GE2019 as a severe emergency demanding radical action.
Efforts to build a new centre party are doomed to failure.
True security can only be found in a community of citizens who honour their obligations to each other.
George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Christian who wrote novels, poetry, sermons and fairy tales.
The Great Divorce by CS Lewis is a profound reflection on life after death.
A poem - on the meaning of welcome - for Refugee Week