I wouldn’t normally promote Vice, but the Hiba Krisht (aka Marwa Berro) interview about the Ex-Hijabi Fashion Photo Journal is excellent. The interview is the first time Hiba publicly associates her real name with her ex-Muslim work. The sense of shame she sets out here transcends the specific language and will doubtless resonate with many […]
Ask not what our young people can do for our country: why 2m first-time voters won’t make it to the polls in 2015
British Futures’ report on political engagement among first-time voters is the source of some depressing statistics. In its introduction, Voice of a Generation: What do 2015’s first-time voters think? says: On 7 May 2015, around 3.3 million young people will have their first opportunity to vote in a British general election. Yet according to new […]
Democracy: what is it good for?
I’ve talked to a lot of people in the last few weeks who think politicians are all the same and it’s just not worth bothering to vote. Research published this week shows that young people in particular have little faith in the political class who, they feel, pay more attention to big business (59%), pensioners […]