Category Archives: UK

Making space for difference

Posted on August 3, 2020 by jedstevenson

In asserting so emphatically that some-one belongs, we also send a message that others don’t. Continue reading →

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A tribute to Clive Hart

Posted on September 4, 2016 by jedstevenson

What sense can we make of a life? Granted, there may not be any single meaning. But is it possible we might find something robust to hold on to? Perhaps a family of meanings? These questions grip me as I … Continue reading →

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Leave to Remain

Posted on June 27, 2016 by jedstevenson

Why I cried about Brexit. I cried about the referendum. Explaining why is hard. It’s not that I was committed to the EU as such. I admire some of the values associated with the project of European integration: cosmopolitanism and … Continue reading →

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Rebooting democracy

Posted on May 10, 2015 by jedstevenson

In the New Scientist, Niall Firth channels a frustration with the democratic process that many in Britain are feeling in the wake of the general election. The system’s broken. Nothing changes. All politicians are the same. Why vote? It’s a … Continue reading →

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