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Justin Ellis, author of 'Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer', considers the role of the traditional and digital media, and politicians, in amplifying antagonism towards LGBTQ+ communities. …Read more

Olimpia Burchiellaro, author of 'The Gentrification of Queer Activism', questions what corporate commitments to LGBTQ+ inclusion really mean and asks if it's really progress.…Read more

Garfield Benjamin considers the AI Safety Summit and asks if it's really about building trust to set a tone for responsible technologies? Or simply a lot of posturing that will only serve to further entrench monopolies and concentrate power?…Read more

Noel Cass calls for a different approach to discouraging the 15% responsible for 70% of airline seat bookings. Active restraint or flight-shaming is what’s needed.…Read more

The authors of a recent article in Emotions and Society share their research into white supremacist beliefs and ask how you deradicalise someone whose racist views are based on intuitive or emotional pathways.…Read more

Jeremy Dixon, author of 'Adult Safeguarding Observed', probes the rising number of adult safeguarding concerns being reported in the UK and what might be the reasons. …Read more

Aaron Pycroft and Clemens Bartollas, authors of 'Redemptive Criminology', discuss their new book, which offers new insights into punishment and retribution. …Read more

Flora Gill, author of 'Work and Social Justice', discusses the only circumstances in which she would support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income. …Read more

Hannah Phillips, policy researcher at The Jo Cox Foundation, outlines her research examining the politicisation of the problem of violence against MPs in the UK. …Read more

Tristan Partridge and Javiera Barandi remind us that systems that renewable energy will replace do not neatly come to an end. Energy transitions must be built around decommissioning frameworks. …Read more