Mindfulness: What is most personal is most universal
This totemic ‘we have arrived’ moment is a small but significant step forward for the diverse and growing movement of people who broadly adhere to a radically sane idea, namely that some experiential awareness of the functioning of our own minds, and greater skill in directing our attention, might be important.
Jonathan Rowson, RSA Blogs, 7 May 2014

Why we will come to see mindfulness as mandatory
This increasingly popular tool for calming the mind, once seen as a New Age fad, could play a role in hospitals and schools
Madeleine Bunting , Guardian, 6 May 2014

Violent crime in England and Wales falls again, A&E data shows
There was a 12% fall in injuries from violent incidents in 2013, according to data from almost a third of emergency departments examined by Cardiff University.
Dominic Casciani, BBC, 23 April 2014

Why Female Nudity Isn't Obscene, But Is Threatening to a Sexist Status Quo
The real question about female nudity isn't why anyone would want to show or see women's breasts if they're not titillating. The real question is about who has the right to say what they're for, where and when they can be seen and by whom.
Soraya Chemaly, Huffington Post, 22 April 2014

Rape Culture Is Real
Simply put, feminists want equality for everyone and that begins with physical safety.
Zerlina Maxwell, Time, 27 March 2014

The very idea of public space has vanished in Britain
Josie Appleton talks about how the trend towards policing public spaces is squishing British public life.
spiked podcast, spiked, 18 March 2014

If You Don't Support Breastfeeding in Public, You Don't Support Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding whenever, wherever a child is hungry is an integral component of breastfeeding success. To take that away is to inhibit mothers who only want to do right by their child.
Katharine McKinney, Huffington Post, 4 January 2014

The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence
In some jobs, being in touch with emotions is essential. In others, it seems to be a detriment. And like any skill, being able to read people can be used for good or evil.
Adam Grant , The Atlantic, 2 January 2014

Sun, sea and working-class hedonism
It is a fear of adulthood, not the spectre of neoliberalism, that is keeping today's youth bombed out of their minds.
Neil Davenport, spiked, 17 October 2013

Post World's End Architecture: Portugal
Once the apex of contemporary excellence, Portugal's architecture has paralleled the Eurozone crisis with a fall from grace. But there may be hope: a new wave of architects is uniting with the community to create provocative new projects with the potential to reclaim the civic domain
Gonzalo Herrero Delicado and Vera Sacchetti, Blueprint, 13 September 2013