Society

Our mission can end the false dichotomy between the economy and the environment and rebuild industries that serve both. Embracing renewable power, rethinking the way we consume energy and embracing the challenge to get to net zero emissions will make our economy more competitive, more equitable for women and more productive at the same time. We can rethink local manufacturing and supply chains and with it a richer, more diverse set of jobs and skills for our people. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus is a human crisis beyond most of our scariest dreams – we will need to restart our society

He wrote: 'We have acquired an irrational horror of death. Today death is the great obscenity, inevitable but somehow unnatural. In the midst of life, our ancestors lived with death, an everpresent fact that they understood and accommodated.'    … [Read more...] about Modern society is ‘so afraid of death’ no one asks if lockdown measures to battle coronavirus are the right approach, says former Supreme Court judge

"Although the University themselves did not object to the suggestion of changing the name, we did receive an objection from a resident directly to ourselves. Given the problems caused for residents when addresses are changed, we decided not to continue on to a formal consultation on the suggestion to change the name." … [Read more...] about Rosalind Franklin Society says sexism is why groundbreaking scientist doesn’t have road named after her

In the brave new world of coronavirus, extraordinary things have rapidly morphed into the new “normal”; neighbours snitching on each other for their non-Politburo approved second walk of the day, local police forces micro-managing dog walks and shopping baskets, and, most eerily of all, celebrity fitness videos becoming a viable way to spend a Sunday afternoon. … [Read more...] about ‘Immunity passports’ risk creating a major new divide in society

Nonetheless – and with caveats firmly in place – it is possible to tease out some ways in which young people form a coherent group in political terms. When broken down by age, the Observer’s Britain Uncovered survey suggests that under-25s are largely optimistic about the future, although they are fully aware of the uncertainty of the jobs market and high cost of housing. Unsurprisingly, they are largely socially liberal – this generation doesn’t really remember Section 28, never mind a time when homosexuality was illegal – and are relaxed about Britain’s transformation into a multiracial society. Immigration is only 17th on their list of concerns, and two-thirds believe multiculturalism has benefited the country. They don’t want an EU referendum, but a large majority would vote to stay in Europe if there was one. Two-thirds describe themselves as atheist or agnostic. Every single person surveyed had used at least one social network in … [Read more...] about Apathy or antipathy? Why so few young people vote