History, Political History

British Society in Crisis by Neville Kirk

Britain experienced continual crises from the 1970s to Brexit in 2016. Neville Kirk's new publication British Society and its Three Crises: From 1970s Globalisation, to the Financial Crash of 2007-8 and the onset of Brexit in 2016 is an innovative and comprehensive study which pays special attention to three combined crises: the development of neo-liberal … Continue reading

History

Crisis in Historical Perspective

Crises are a permanent feature of the human condition. Unavoidable, ever-present; increasing in frequency, seemingly — in 2022, Collins Dictionary crowned ‘permacrisis’ as its word of the year. (Its word of the year for 2023 is ‘AI’, which itself portends further crises of apocalyptic proportions; there is a very possible scenario, according to some experts, … Continue reading