Whew. What a rollercoaster of a few months it’s been since I wrote my previous post. Back in December when I published that article, my head was full of the pernicious effects of climate change on our environment and lives. I was staying in San Lucido, a quiet small town in Calabria, southern Italy. With … Continue reading Retrospective
The second event I mentioned in my previous post was at the London School of Economics (LSE) on the 1st December, and nods to International Human Rights Day on December 10th. Fresh from a flight, Professor Philip Alston delivered his lecture on populism to a packed theatre of listeners. Right-wing populism was the focus, not … Continue reading Turning right on human rights – the new world order? Philip Alston at the LSE