Almost every Black British person I speak to has had a ‘lightbulb moment’ at some point in their lives, where they realise they have a false understanding of their own history, writes Marcus Ryder As a Black man, I have always loved Black History Month (BHM), but now I am a father of a six-year-old Black boy, it has become even more
For historians like Michael Anthony, Bridget Brereton and Brinsley Samaroo, a large part of the enduring legacy of Dr Eric Williams is owed to his contributions as a Caribbean historian and author, Tremaine Soca Warner reportrs for Jamaica’s Gleaner. As T&T’s first and longest-serving prime minister, Williams is celebrated for having introduced the system of…
Pulling India’s democracy back from the brink
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Suggestions that its democratic credentials have been tarnished merit a serious, thoughtful and respectful response
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Suggestions that its democratic credentials have been tarnished merit a serious, thoughtful and respectful response
Governments, like the citizens that live under their influence, come in a dizzying array of types, challenging simplistic efforts of classification. In spite of all this variation, what remains constant is this: throughout history, governments wield considerably more power over the governed than the other way around. Actually that is a gross understatement. The vast majority of governments that have ever existed have enjoyed essentially unfettered power over their subjects. Of course, some rulers have been more enlightened and benign than others and grasped the insight that ruling is easier when one’s right to do so is viewed as legitimate than simply through coercion;