Tag Archives: Them and Us

The power of platforms

The commotion over Allison Pearson’s non-hate crime investigation by Essex Police for a deleted tweet highlights the unequal power enjoyed by those with a public platform. In her critique of police time wasted on a thought crime instead of real … Continue reading

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What goes around …

Is it far-fetched to suggest that social discontent is prompted by public policy which treats us like morons (most traffic control) or cash cows (fuel duty, parking controls, speed cameras, 0844 phone numbers, etc)? Such public policy failures widen the gap … Continue reading

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