From Where I Stand
Why The World Transformed is the future of British politics
From Where I Stand — The four day festival of politics, art, music and culture held in Brighton to coincide with Labour Conference is radically redefining how we do party politics. And it's about time too.
Written by: Nathan Akehurst
What the Kenneka Jenkins conspiracy theories say about how black women are treated
From Where I Stand — The conspiracy theories about Kenneka Jenkins' death might not help find justice but at least they show that now when black people die, society sits up and takes notice, explains Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.
Written by: Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
Cutting the cost of a degree by a few grand won't turn young people Tory
From Where I Stand — The half-arsed Conservative plan to slightly cut tuition fees is an attempt to woo young voters, but all it shows is just how deluded the Tories really are.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Why a Mark Zuckerberg Presidency is the last thing America needs
From Where I Stand — Separating Mark Zuckerberg from the monolith he has created is an impossible task, and a quick look at Facebook's approach to politics and business should make all of us worried about the prospect of a President Zuck, writes Alex Robert Ross.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Privileged kids need to stop fetishising working class culture
From Where I Stand — Artist Hetty Douglas' offensive Instagram post about blokes in construction gear having few GCSEs has pissed off a lot people, but it's reflective of a wider trend: people embracing working class culture while also showing contempt for working class people, writes Dawn Foster.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Another royal baby? This privileged third child will get benefits but ours won't
From Where I Stand — Will and Kate are having a third baby, and unlike the rest of us they’ll be entitled to plenty of benefits for their spoilt third sprog.
Written by: Michael Segalov
L'Oréal firing Munroe Bergdorf isn't championing diversity, it's centring white fragility
From Where I Stand — Munroe Bergdorf this week made history, becoming L'Oréal's first transgender model. Now they have fired her simply for speaking out about racism, and it's a disgrace, explains Travis Alabanza.
Written by: Travis Alabanza
I agree with Laura Pidcock – Tory MPs aren't friendship material
From Where I Stand — Newly elected Labour MP Laura Pidcock hit the headlines this week when she said she didn't want to hang out with Tory women in Parliament. The criticism raised against her misunderstands both the role of Conservative politicians and the fundamentals of friendship, argues Abi Wilkinson.
Written by: Abi Wilkinson
The Tories tried to launch a right-wing Momentum and it's just embarrassing
From Where I Stand — Activate? More like absolute_state.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Trump has reminded LGBT people how fragile our rights really are
From Where I Stand — His banning of trans people from serving in the US military is a wakeup call: The fight for our freedoms is far from over.
Written by: Michael Segalov