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Plans to spy on Disabled people’s bank accounts show Labour isn’t for change

Plans to spy on Disabled people’s bank accounts show Labour isn’t for change

Disabled people are once again living under a government pursuing ever more surveillance of our lives
Mikey Erhardt 08 Oct 2024
‘I'm afraid I’ll become a number’: Life in Gaza one year on from October 7

‘I'm afraid I’ll become a number’: Life in Gaza one year on from October 7

Gaza’s survivors record their memories, culture, hopes and fears in new book Daybreak in Gaza
Matthew Teller, Mahmoud Muna 07 Oct 2024
Join the Conversation: Readers discuss the World Bank and political gifts

Join the Conversation: Readers discuss the World Bank and political gifts

Does the World Bank have a duty to restrict funding for countries committing human rights abuses?
James Battershill 04 Oct 2024
Should politicians be allowed to take gifts and donations?

Should politicians be allowed to take gifts and donations?

As Labour donations scandal deepens, openDemocracy readers debate an overhaul of political system to ban donations
James Battershill 27 Sep 2024
Musk’s plan to axe X's block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers

Musk’s plan to axe X's block button is a real win for stalkers and abusers

Musk’s latest plan will endanger stalking and domestic abuse victims – and make online life harder for all women
Sian Norris 24 Sep 2024
Should Labour have taken £4m from hedge fund in a tax haven?

Should Labour have taken £4m from hedge fund in a tax haven?

openDemocracy readers share their thoughts on Labour’s largest-ever donation, made days after election was announced
James Battershill 20 Sep 2024
Fake news was invented 500 years ago – we must learn from its history

Fake news was invented 500 years ago – we must learn from its history

It is no coincidence that Europe’s witch-hunt frenzy followed shortly after the birth of the printing press
Roman Krznaric 18 Sep 2024

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