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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

Gerbrand Tholen questions the belief that investment in education will give all graduates privileged opportunities to become high-wage earners. There is no evidence to support these claims which stem from an inflated belief in the role of higher education in the economy. …Read more

In their paper for Policy & Politics, Elizabeth Blakelock and John Turnpenny highlight how public participation in energy market regulation has failed due to inequalities of influence between different policy actors who pose a significant challenge to legitimacy.…Read more

Despite the so-called ‘landmark legislation’ of the Modern Slavery Act, there are significant shortfalls affecting the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking. Alexandra Williams-Woods examines how the Modern Slavery Act has failed to safeguard victims.…Read more