Author Archives: Vera Baird
Before we have Indyref 2, we need a vote on Yorkshire devolution
Devolved power would mean decisions that affect the county could be made Yorkshire, not in Whitehall
Lisa Nandy: How Labour will root a new foreign policy in the home front
After decades of fatalism about globalisation, Britain is left asking: who in the world are we? Let’s spell out the links between day-to-day lives and international alliances, and take back control
The untapped power of marketing communications
Why many B2B businesses are missing out on the untapped potential of marcomms
Hong Kong: Britain must prepare now for a great wave of immigrants
Failure to plan for the migration that followed Europe’s eastward expansion led to political chaos and Brexit. But as the UK opens the door to Hong Kong, we’re failing to plan once again
After Elizabeth II...
The essential life of England will not be impacted by the inevitable passing of Queen Elizabeth. But it could permanently alter the monarchy—and perhaps the United Kingdom as well
What a free-thinking medieval Muslim can teach us about animal welfare
Exactly 1,000 years after the appearance of al-Maʿarri’s “The Epistle of the Horse and the Mule,” the work of the vegan poet still resonates
Muslims in prison—time for a wake-up call
“There is a scandal here for those who allow themselves to see it”
Johnson’s carelessness over Northern Ireland is an undeniable factor in the current violence
The prime minister consistently overlooked the Irish border issue during Brexit negotiations. The riots in Belfast are inextricably bound up with his irresponsibility
Syria’s civil war is 10 years old—but still Bashar al-Assad survives
Assad can claim victory over a shattered nation. But for how long?
The subversive philosophy of Simone Weil
Her family called her Antigone, her classmates “the categorical imperative in skirts”—but Simone Weil was a profoundly influential thinker
How growing conflict with China could impact UK nuclear power
Given the tension between the two countries, the UK is unlikely to give China access to its nuclear energy. But a trade dispute would affect us more than them