(c) Shira Golding
UKIP has been described as a libertarian party. However, under Lord Pearson, it has taken an authoritarian tone by announcing that it will include a ban on burkas in its manifesto for the …

The latest Italian fiasco (unfortunately with Berlusconi there seem to be quite a lot of those going on) about the freedom of the Italian press, has reminded me exactly how important freedom of expression is …

(c) realSMILEY
A recent conversation with friends got me thinking about work: what do we want from a job, do we want to be able to work as much as possible, or do we value our …

(c) intangiblearts
On June 8, whilst British newspapers were busy dealing with the fallout of the local and European elections, not to mention Roger Federer’s spectacular win at Roland Garros, President Omar Bongo of Gabon died …

(c) freshwater2006
Last Sunday, a day after the free world celebrated the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Fascism, the British National Party won its first seats in the European Parliament. While the thought of Nick …

(c) Cyril Plapied
Imagine my surprise when I discovered that in Brazil, Carrefour supermarkets were huge and very popular, and also all over the country. “But this is a French brand, my local supermarket….” I thought …