Liam Shields
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory @UoMPolitics. Former post-doc @stanfordethics Author of edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-just-enou…
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Do You Hear The People Sing?
“Do You Hear The People Sing?,” a song from musical Les Misérables and the anthem of Hong Kong protests in 2014, has resurfaced in demonstrations over the controversial China extradition bill.
The 1996 Manchester bomb: A day that changed our city forever
It was the biggest ever bomb the IRA exploded on the British mainland
A Political Philosophy of Self-Defense
Self-defense is not merely an individual right, it is collective political resistance.
What does Augar mean for more equal social access in the UK?
This is a guest blog from Professor Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford and Director of the ESRC/OFSRE Centre for Global Higher Education What are the implications of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding...
Film Stories Jr: a new film magazine for under 15s
A new print film magazine, written by and for under 15-year-olds. From the founder of Den Of Geek and Film Stories.
An Open Letter to the Fellows of Trinity College
In his justification for Trinity’s withdrawal from USS, the Bursar writes:
University entrance system could be overhauled so students only apply after they have their A-level grades
The university entrance system could be overhauled so students only apply after they have their A-level grades.
Placebo surgery raises ethical concerns – but this was not placebo surgery
David Papineau raises some important points about deception and therapeutic misconception in medical research, but this is the wrong trial to pick on to make that point. Three of the authors of the ethics article in the Journal of Medical Ethics...
Jeremy Hunt Has Remembered That He Broke Anti-Money Laundering Laws Last Year
The Tory leadership candidate assured reporters on Monday morning that he'd never broken the criminal law, but later clarified that in response to questions from BuzzFeed News.
Fewest women accepted to maths in over a decade: Cambridge’s latest admissions numbers, broken down
The key takeaways from Cambridge's latest admissions data, from state school intakes to college breakdowns
The Mirage of Mark-to-Market: Distributive Justice and Alternatives to Capital Taxation by Charles Delmotte, Nick Cowen :: SSRN
Substantially increased wealth inequality across the developed world has prompted many philosophers, economists and legal theorists to support comprehensive tax
Why closing the north-south divide has never been more urgent
For decades, this country has been run by London, for London... it’s time to turn that on its head
Promises, promises: Tory leadership candidates are horrifying Whitehall
Walk down Horse Guards Road, pass the back entrance to Downing Street and the Foreign Office, enjoy the views across St James’s Park and approach the grand entrance to the Treasury. A soft...
Are university boards good enough?
HEPI and Lloyds Bank recently brought together a range of vice-chancellors, board chairs, finance directors and other sector leaders to discuss the financial challenges facing universities. The backdrop was the recent publication of the Augar review...
Gove 'deeply regrets' taking cocaine
The environment secretary says taking drugs 20 years ago should not affect his bid to become PM.
Drugs policy inquiry
Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into Drugs policy
Theresa May stuffs ex-top officials and cronies on Queen's Birthday Honours list
Awards for Mrs May's loyal former staff were revealed just hours after she formally quit as Tory leader
Why University League Tables are bad for you… and What’s Better
Guest post by Prof Michael Merrifield, Head of School The School of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Nottingham has just done very well in the Guardian University League Tables 2019. For reasons that will become apparent, I am not going to...