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“Orthodoxy means not thinking – not needing to think. Orthodoxy is...
Orwell continued writing 1984 (then with working title The Last Man in Europe) even as he was dying from TB. His chilling epigram about the insidiousContinue Reading
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What is neoliberalism?
An interesting starting-point by cultural theorists …http://ow.ly/qrDUs
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The spread of social blindness: @DexterDiasQC for openDemocracy.net
8 November 2013 The government’s Immigration Bill is dehumanising, divisive, callous and unwarranted. We all have a duty to oppose it. Let us take stock. In London vans paid for with taxpayers’...
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The forcible restraint of detained children: @DexterDiasQC for Fabian Review
The uses of euphemism 08 November 2013 Gareth Myatt died while being forcibly restrained by three prison officers at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre near Rugby. He died because, although he...
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‘Grave concerns’ as world prison population rises to 10.2 million
The International Centre for Prison Studies voices grave concerns in its report published today as the world’s prison population continues to grow. Dr Peter Bennett, Director of the International...
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Sentenced to die despite “racist and inflammatory” expert evidence: Justice...
In a 6-3 decision on November 20, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a request from death row inmate Duane Buck for a new sentencing hearing, despite the fact that racially prejudicial...
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Sentenced to die in prison for what? Shocking ACLU report
Over 3200 people in the US have been sentenced to die behind bars for non-violent offences, the ACLU’s report states. The report details the ludicrously minor offences that have led to a life sentence...
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Social justice review 2013: @DexterDiasQC for OpenDemocracy.net
Thoughts on 2013 – the turning point on female genital mutilation? by Dexter Dias QC 2013 was an appalling year in most respects, including the disastrous Immigration Bill and the continuing rise in...
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Justice on a budget (deficit): The US prison rethink (@DexterDiasQC for...
Dexter Dias QC, currently a Researcher at Harvard, examines the lessons the UK can learn from US mass incarceration and prison education The cull, when it finally came, was brutal. With a single...
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Why barristers walked out of court: @DexterDiasQC for Huffington Post
For the first time in 800 years, lawyers have publicly protested by staging a half-day walkout. Why? The short answer is that barristers walked out of court this morning to prevent the government...
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