Campaigns and campaigners are a more important part of our lives than they have ever been. We look at their activities – and their claim to our attention.
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Why we posted this: Here’s a clear expression of one of the arguments against CCTV: that it doesn’t work. Is that an alternative to the worried view (put by David Davis) that camera surveillance erodes liberty? More »
Themes: Campaigning / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 28th, 2008
Why we posted this: family breakdown is a serious problem in the UK. But when Fathers-4-Justice invade people’s privacy they remind us that openness can backfire. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on June 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: The British prime minister has been praised for signing an anti-cluster bomb agreement. But this attempt to clean up warfare may not matter much and may even backfire. More »
Themes: Campaigning. Posted by Paul Seaman on May 30th, 2008
Why we posted this: Fathers-4-Justice is a high profile campaign. It encapsulates much that is wrong with modern-day protesters. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Privacy / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 10th, 2008
Why we posted this: The Daily Telegraph usefully helped us see that Jamie Oliver’s “successful” school dinners campaign may have done harm as well as good (as well as being loud-mouthed and sometimes misinformed). More »
Themes: Campaigning / Food / Media / Politics. Posted by Richard D North on April 9th, 2008
Why we posted this: It’s a useful account of the dangers of propaganda documentaries More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on July 6th, 2007
Why we posted this: It can matter if people let their prejudices over-ride their respect for the law. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Rights. Posted by Paul Seaman on May 24th, 2007