Book of the daySociety booksReviewA stirring call to make justice and equity a reality by applying the ideas of liberal philosopher John Rawls
If members of the shadow frontbench seek inspiration on how to differentiate their future administration from the mendacious nonentities who have run the country for the past 13 years, they could do worse than read this book. Free and Equal is a stirring call by an LSE philosopher and economist for egalitarian liberalism based on the ideas of John Rawls.
Hillary Clinton This article is more than 7 years oldHillary Clinton seen hiking day after conceding US electionThis article is more than 7 years oldDemocratic presidential nominee went for a hike with her husband near their New York home, hugging a supporter and ‘exchanging some sweet pleasantries’
An upstate New York woman, hoping to take her mind off of the US election results with a hike through the woods of Westchester County, bumped into another woman with a presumably similar notion: Hillary Clinton.
Jeremy Corbyn This article is more than 5 years oldJeremy Corbyn to MPs: I did not call Theresa May a 'stupid woman'This article is more than 5 years oldSpeaker says Labour leader should be taken at his word over alleged remark at PMQs
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Parliament descended into chaos on Wednesday as angry Tory MPs accused Jeremy Corbyn of calling Theresa May a “stupid woman”, which the Labour leader vehemently denied.
John Oliver recapLate-night TV roundup This article is more than 4 years oldJohn Oliver takes on muzzling lawsuits – and the man who sued his showThis article is more than 4 years oldTwo years after Last Week Tonight was sued by a coal executive for critical coverage, Oliver addresses the ‘scourge’ of Slapp suits
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver ripped into frivolous lawsuits meant to silence dissent, an issue with which he has personal experience: two years ago, Last Week Tonight was sued by Bob Murray, the then CEO of Murray Energy, the largest private coal company in America, after the show did a segment highly critical of the coal executive.
Pamela Anderson with ‘kindred spirit’ Vivienne Westwood. Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImagePamela Anderson with ‘kindred spirit’ Vivienne Westwood. Photograph: Dominique Charriau/WireImageThe FashionFashionVegan leather and faux fur are huge trends this season. Here the star, talks about why she, for one, will never again wear Barbed Wire-style black leather
Read more from the autumn/winter 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplementI decided to become vegetarian when I was a child. My father was a hunter and one day I found a dead deer, without its head, hanging outside our home, dripping blood into a bucket.