Poverty, inequality and social justice
John Lamb, co-author of '50 Facts Everyone Should Know About the Police', explores how austerity has shifted policing in England and Wales from community-based prevention to a reactive, trust-eroding model.…Read more
Ruth Patrick and Aaron Reeves examine the UK government's plans to cut sickness and disability support, arguing it's unsustainable, with experts warning that such measures will worsen poverty, mental health issues and push people further from the labour market.…Read more
Alex Ardalan-Raikes and Nasrul Ismail discuss how the 2024 far-right riots in England, fueled by misinformation, highlight the urgent need for stronger hate crime prevention, online regulation, and community-driven efforts to counter extremism.…Read more
Stewart Lansley, author of 'The Richer, The Poorer', discusses how Labour's planned disability benefit cuts reflect a return to austerity, risking economic stagnation, social decline, and political fallout. …Read more
Peter Beresford, author of 'The Antidote', suggests that the recent attacks on EDI is a strategy to divide and control, but unity is the key to resistance.…Read more
Gender and Justice is a new global feminist journal committed to rigorous, intersectional, and interdisciplinary research, fostering critical discussions on inequality, injustice and gendered experiences.…Read more
Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl discusses how the imbalance between demands and resources in both work and welfare environments fuels mental illness, but a universal basic income could provide stability.…Read more
Bridget Anderson, editor of 'Rethinking Migration', shows how hostility to migration is increasingly used to fuel racism, blurring the lines between nationality, race, and class, as even ethnic minority citizens are 'migrantised' based on their perceived belonging rather than legal status. …Read more
In 'Organising for Change', Silke Roth and Clare Saunders show how social change organisations resist far-right influence through adaptation, local mobilisation, and hybrid activism.…Read more
Peter Beresford explores how neoliberal politics fuel division by scapegoating marginalised groups while benefiting the wealthy, urging a new inclusive approach to social justice.…Read more