Can We Trust Labour? Can We Trust Anyone?

It seems that Labour is spending their conference trying to get us to trust them again in all policy areas, most of all the economy. But was it all their fault? Can we truly trust anyone else in the political world? Or is distrust just the name-of-the-game in modern politics?

Capital Punishment - Retribution or Revenge?

I have never agreed with execution but in the light of the Troy Davis case I wanted to look at the reality of capital punishment, find out if it actually works and if it can ever be justified. (If you want to find out about Troy's case see the 'Daily Updates' page)

The Greek Problem - A Social Theory

We all know that the Greek economy has ground to a halt, the only way apparently to save them is to lend them more and more money on top of the billions that have gone before. But every time they get their next installment from the EU (Germany) they are forced into severe austerity measures. Is this fair? And is there a way to stop this constant attack on the Greek public?