Reading for Battle
Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Liberty & Law
The emergence of 'super-diversity' in Britain
Britain is now characterised by the unprecedented complexity and variety of different groups within its borders
Steven Vertovec, COMPAS, 2006
Britain is now characterised by the unprecedented complexity and variety of different groups within its borders
Steven Vertovec, COMPAS, 2006
Making a list, checking it twice
The greatest danger posed by vetting 'is that we undermine the very ties that make communities safe and welcoming for children'
Tim Gill, Guardian, 20 December 2006
The greatest danger posed by vetting 'is that we undermine the very ties that make communities safe and welcoming for children'
Tim Gill, Guardian, 20 December 2006
Service Transformation: a Better Service for Citizens and Businesses, a Better Deal for Taxpayers
... an aspect of the report is to identify the opportunities to deliver better public services through joining up service provision across the public sector.
Sir David Varney, HM Treasury, December 2006
... an aspect of the report is to identify the opportunities to deliver better public services through joining up service provision across the public sector.
Sir David Varney, HM Treasury, December 2006
Religious Discrimination and Hatred Law
A comprehensive guide to religious discrimination and hatred legislation, this book, by a practising barrister, offers an accessible examination of this controversial area, using a variety of practical examples covering all forms of religious belief.
Neil Addison, Routledge-Cavendish, 7 December 2006
Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property is a critical component of our present and future success in the global economy. The UK's economic competitiveness is increasingly driven by knowledge-based industries, especially in manufacturing, science-based sectors and the creative industries.
Andrew Gowers, HM Treasury, 6 December 2006
Intellectual Property is a critical component of our present and future success in the global economy. The UK's economic competitiveness is increasingly driven by knowledge-based industries, especially in manufacturing, science-based sectors and the creative industries.
Andrew Gowers, HM Treasury, 6 December 2006
A law that could make ‘stalkers’ of us all
‘Stalker’ has become a joke word in some quarters. A woman who complains of being stalked often means no more than that she is receiving unwanted attention from a former casual lover or perhaps a long-term partner she has just dumped.
Tessa Mayes, The Spectator, 16 November 2006
‘Stalker’ has become a joke word in some quarters. A woman who complains of being stalked often means no more than that she is receiving unwanted attention from a former casual lover or perhaps a long-term partner she has just dumped.
Tessa Mayes, The Spectator, 16 November 2006
Immigration Nation
The United States is far less divided on immigration than the current debate would suggest. An overwhelming majority of Americans want a combination of tougher enforcement and earned citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.
Tamar Jacoby, Foreign Affairs, November 2006
The United States is far less divided on immigration than the current debate would suggest. An overwhelming majority of Americans want a combination of tougher enforcement and earned citizenship for the 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.
Tamar Jacoby, Foreign Affairs, November 2006
A law to let volunteers who work with children will harm the very people it is designed to protect
Although one could hardly oppose the idea of protecting children from abuse, the vetting of adults is not only ineffectual, it will damage children's lives
Marcel Berlins, Guardian, 24 October 2006
Although one could hardly oppose the idea of protecting children from abuse, the vetting of adults is not only ineffectual, it will damage children's lives
Marcel Berlins, Guardian, 24 October 2006
Decriminalize Holocaust Denial
This is the moment for Europe to dismantle taboos, not erect them
Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian, 21 October 2006
This is the moment for Europe to dismantle taboos, not erect them
Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian, 21 October 2006
The case against vetting
A report that shows how vetting is not only impractical, but also serves to legally enshrine mutual distrust between adults
Various, Manifesto Club, 15 October 2006
A report that shows how vetting is not only impractical, but also serves to legally enshrine mutual distrust between adults
Various, Manifesto Club, 15 October 2006
Chav-bashing: demonising the 'white working class'?
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