By Anas Sarwar

There has been recent controversy over the government’s decision to continue its aid programme to India. Some argue that as India is the fourth largest economy in the world, with a space programme and an aid programme of its own, it should not receive support from the UK, particularly at a difficult time for our own economy. Yet these bare facts do not tell the whole story.

By Homeintern

In the Open Letter sent out 7 June regarding the Gay Free Zone case (Anti-Gay Hate Crime Up 21% in Tower Hamlets:UK Gay and Feminist Activists, Writers and Publishers Demand Investigation into Leaders of "Gay-Free Zone" Campaign; Call on East London Mosque to Stop Providing Platform for Anti-Gay Hate, link here).  

By Ahsan Butt

Terroism is a complex problem in Pakistan, but not if you believe Imran Khan`s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf, its followers, or like-minded citizens. People of their ilk believe that terrorism, and its solution, is exceedingly simple: rather than being autochthonous, militant violence against Pakistani citizens is almost entirely due to the US presence in the region.

By Tim Holmes

The UK is no stranger to reactionary moves to knock climate change out of school education. Readers may recall the episode in 2007 when Al Gore’s climate change film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ was blocked by a High Court judge – Mr Justice Burton – from distribution and screening in British secondary schools following a legal challenge.