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Why we posted this: Public relations people are supposed to be like lawyers, aren’t they? They don’t have to agree with their clients’ messages or be too fussy who they work for. The system may have suffered some collateral damage in Russia’s “August War” in Georgia. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Pressure Politics / Rights / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 6th, 2008
Why we posted this: we all have to work out whether we agree that “the international community” can impose justice on leaders who abuse human rights. It’s not as obvious as you may think. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on August 4th, 2008
Why we posted this: You can’t have too much international law - right? Wrong. Whilst one hopes for a nice global order of decency, it may be wise to let things stay untidy. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Pressure Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on July 9th, 2008
Why we posted this: Here’s a clear expression of one of the arguments against CCTV: that it doesn’t work. Is that an alternative to the worried view (put by David Davis) that camera surveillance erodes liberty? More »
Themes: Campaigning / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 28th, 2008
Why we posted this: family breakdown is a serious problem in the UK. But when Fathers-4-Justice invade people’s privacy they remind us that openness can backfire. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Pressure Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: The British prime minister has been praised for signing an anti-cluster bomb agreement. But this attempt to clean up warfare may not matter much and may even backfire. More »
Themes: Campaigning. Posted by Paul Seaman on May 30th, 2008
Why we posted this: Fathers-4-Justice is a high profile campaign. It encapsulates much that is wrong with modern-day protesters. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Pressure Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 10th, 2008
Why we posted this: The Daily Telegraph usefully helped us see that Jamie Oliver’s “successful” school dinners campaign may have done harm as well as good (as well as being loud-mouthed and sometimes misinformed). More »
Themes: Campaigning / Food / Media / Pressure Politics. Posted by Richard D North on April 9th, 2008
Why we posted this: It’s a useful account of the dangers of propaganda documentaries More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on July 6th, 2007
Why we posted this: It can matter if people let their prejudices over-ride their respect for the law. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Pressure Politics / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on May 24th, 2007