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Gordon Pearson looks at the challenges facing Rishi Sunak and suggests that the emphasis his cabinet places on measuring growth by GDP neglects the moral and environmental realities in society and could lead to various humanitarian failures.…Read more

Richard Humphries addresses the current failures of the adult social care system in the United Kingdom. The government's focus on social and economic progress and its unwillingness to invest in social care reform has resulted in policy neglect, unmanageable waiting lists, and a crisis within the care system. …Read more

John Kendall exposes the realities of police custody for BAME detainees and argues that recent attempts to stop police misconduct in custody have largely failed. …Read more

Angry white masculinity powers right-wing populism around the world, and it’s a death sentence for everyone — men included. In this episode, Karen Lee Ashcraft speaks to Jess Miles about the rise of populism and the true cost of a world run by manly grievance. …Read more

This year, Bristol University Press is supporting FareShare South West, which is a charity that tackles food poverty and food waste. To align with World Food Day, Claire Allen, Communications Manager at FareShare, discusses how the public can support them in their mission to reduce hunger and inequality.…Read more

Joshua Rozenberg considers Liz Truss' political career. Drawing on his book 'Enemies of the People', which examines the defamation of three judges by the Daily Mail, he raises concerns regarding Truss' refusal to condemn the attack and the insight this provides into her moral character and ability to lead the country. …Read more

Özlem Altiok discusses the ubiquitous nature of gender-based violence in Iran and throughout the world. The recent protests in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, highlight both the global oppression women face and the political suppression that operates to conceal the abuse of marginalised groups in society. …Read more

For World Mental Health Day, this article draws attention to the global discrimination people experience because of their weight and the negative impact fatphobia has on a person's mental health. By addressing the stigma surrounding weight and body size, the authors argue for a weight-neutral perspective and highlight the need for radical social and policy change.…Read more

Recent government policies have plunged the UK’s economy into crisis. Paul Stevens, our Publisher for Business, Management and Economics, has curated this reading list that focuses on the dangers of concentrating on economic growth while ignoring the need for wider social change. …Read more

Imogen Richards highlights how pandemic health policies and political rhetoric which blamed disenfranchised people for the spread of COVID-19 encouraged far-right conspiratorial narratives about the origins of the disease.…Read more