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Rehabilitation, Not Retribution, Is How We Reform Our Prisons

Renew member Victor Zanchi gives his take on the need for rehabilitative prison reform in the UK. Beyond ensuring a fair trial in which victims receive any reparations due, the purpose of a criminal justice system is to keep society safe from those that would cause it harm. Putting someone in prison is a way of isolating them from the...

Published on 15 Aug 2019

How Helpful Would An All-Female Cabinet Really Be?

Renew's Brogan Meaney questions the necessity of Caroline Lucas's call for an all-female cabinet. On Sunday, the Green Party’s very own Caroline Lucas called for an all-female cabinet, sending letters to an all-white group of female leaders across the country. The lack of diversity is apparent, but how helpful is this suggestion of an all women’s cabinet in solving the...

Published on 13 Aug 2019

Here's What Renew Can Bring To An Autumn Election

Deputy Leader James Clarke breaks down Renew's approach to a potential general election in the autumn.We are hurtling towards a climactic moment in UK politics and all interested parties, groups and individuals need to get prepared in short order. Renew was formed in 2017 by passionate individuals who saw the need for renewal and reform and abandoned their old parties...

Published on 13 Aug 2019

Automation: Coming to a Workplace Near You

Renew's Brogan Meaney asks: do advancements in AI look set to further worsen pre-existing economic inequalities? We’re no strangers to the chilling cries of robots stealing our jobs. We’re in the midst of a technological revolution, and like during other industry-transforming revolutions that came before, we’re on the brink of a dramatic transition within the workforce -automation. The fast-paced technological...

Published on 07 Aug 2019

Somebody Pass the Fairy Dust

Renew member Paul Gerken comments on the fantastical fantasy of 'just believing' in a no deal Brexit. Did you know that JM Barrie, author of Peter Pan, had to add ‘fairy dust’ as a requirement for the children’s capacity to fly in his novels, due to an uproar from parents? Apparently, up and down the country, children were repeatedly hospitalised after...

Published on 05 Aug 2019

The Long Read: Can Capitalism Play A Role in Fixing the Climate?

Capitalism is “very much part of the solution” to the climate crisis, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said in an interview yesterday. Perhaps he's right, says Gwen Jones in this Renew Long Read. For a long time, those leading the charge against climate change have branded capitalism – responsible for the oil economy and prioritisation of instant growth over...

Published on 01 Aug 2019

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Rehabilitation, Not Retribution, Is How We Reform Our Prisons

How Helpful Would An All-Female Cabinet Really Be?

Here's What Renew Can Bring To An Autumn Election

Automation: Coming to a Workplace Near You

Somebody Pass the Fairy Dust

The Long Read: Can Capitalism Play A Role in Fixing the Climate?