Tottenham, North London, on August 8. Photo by the Guardian
Things are hot in London right now. No, we haven’t abandoned our usually underwhelming weather and gone for a US style heatwave. We’re heating up due to (so far) three nights of civil unrest in the city. At least a third of London...
Normally, we’ll mention such things on the days they are generally observed, but I wanted to puff International Women’s Day in advance, so you can make plans for Tuesday, which is the 100th Anniversay of International Women’s Day!
This year’s official International Women’s...
Since we’re discussing international matters and intra-national strife today, I thought rounding up a few links on the political activity going on in Tunisia would be a good idea. I am embarrassingly ignorant of the Maghreb, but the unrest there has already spread to Egypt, Yemen, and elsewhere in...