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Society, Politics & Law
Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression
Throughout his career, David Bowie has pushed at the edges and limits of the gender binary. Lisa Perrott offers a brief guide.
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History & The Arts
Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
This month, both EastEnders and Hollyoaks are introducing transgender characters played by transgender actors. At the same time, Tangerine has brought a tale of transgender friendship to the big screen. Are depictions of gender queer people finally catching up with their realities?
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Society, Politics & Law
So, what is this EU referendum everybody is talking about?
David Cameron has outlined his demands for EU renegotiation prior to a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. But what does this all mean?
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History & The Arts
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
A new book argues that Neil Young has more to offer the 21st Century than, for example, Bob Dylan.
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Languages
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
English is the official language of Uganda - but this shouldn't be at the expense of other languages, argues Judith Nakayiza and Medadi Ssentanda.
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Society, Politics & Law
The History of Money
Where did money come from? How did people trade before inventing money? Was it a masterstroke or madness (or both) to let banks create money? Today money is generally accepted as payment for goods and services or repayment of debt. But governments still fret about whether there's too much (or too little) in circulation, economists can't agree ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Tackling systemic human and workers’ rights issues in garment supply chains
Martin Buttle, Apparel & Textiles Category Lead at ETI - The Ethical Trading initiative - talks about some of the things that ETI is doing to promote ethical dealing in the supply chain of garments.
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History & The Arts
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
It's easy to forget that the British Isles have proved as fertile a ground for migrants heading elsewhere as it has a pull to migrants from overseas.
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Society, Politics & Law
Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Parliament recently voted against the 'right to die'. Rachel Webb gives a personal account outlining why this could have been the wrong decision...
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Society, Politics & Law
Why is there a tax on tampons - and why is it so hard to make sanitary protection tax free?
A decision taken back in the 1970s means 21st Century women are being taxed for their gender. But, says Michael J Randall, fixing things isn't that simple.
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Society, Politics & Law
What does the AKP victory mean for Turkey?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP won a majority in yesterday's Turkish elections. Bahar Baser & Ahmet Erdi Öztürk offer a personal take on what this might mean for Turkey - and the people who live there.
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History & The Arts
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
2004 was peak booze - a generation who outdrank those we came before, and since. It wasn't in that dawn so great to be alive, as the nation fumbled for its shoes through the fug of a communal hangover. What was going on? Chrissie Giles tries to piece together what happened.