We live in the most opinionated age mankind has ever known. Is the result fair? Or just noisy? How does government manage when everyone wants their share of the action - and shouts and agitates for it? (You may enjoy our archive site, www.direct-action.info)
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Why we posted this: It really matters that there’s no point hammering the rich. It doesn’t hurt them and may hurt the poor. More »
Themes: Money / Politics / Society. Posted by Richard D North on November 29th, 2008
Why we posted this: What’s the right response to the financial crisis? Are commentors and politicians speaking their minds or are some spouting conveniently compassionate guff? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on November 25th, 2008
Why we posted this: The media has mostly accepted as reasonable the idea common amongst blacks that until Obama it wasn’t worth voting. This is worth challenging. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Politics / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on November 5th, 2008
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 / Politics / Rights / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 6th, 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 / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on July 9th, 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 / Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 14th, 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 / 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 / Politics. Posted by Richard D North on April 9th, 2008
Why we posted this: It can matter if people let their prejudices over-ride their respect for the law. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on May 24th, 2007