DEBATE: Does Ruth Davidson’s resignation show that politics needs to change to better support women? Does Ruth Davidson’s resignation show that politics needs to change to better support women? Tulip Siddiq, Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, says YES. Gender discrimination remains rife within society and our political system. Politics fails not only new mothers like Ruth Davidson, but also those with a range of caring responsibilities. Parliament has failed [...]
DEBATE: Is Tim Berners-Lee right that we need to save the web from abuse? Is Tim Berners-Lee right that we need to save the web from abuse? Sven Hughes, chief executive and founder of Verbalisation and Global Influence, says YES. When info.cern.ch went live in 1991, it was the address of the world’s first ever website and web server. Sir Tim Berners-Lee was the man to create that website, and [...]
Calls for positive discrimination are patriarchal and patronising Social justice warriors are starting to eat themselves. White accusations of cultural appropriation on behalf of cultures more flattered than offended; white gay men excluded from having NUS reps; women’s initiatives criticised for lack of racial diversity; Germaine Greer no-platformed by feminists – and more. It would be funny, if it wasn’t so bewildering in [...]
