2011 – the year that shook that world.

The Russian revolutionary Lenin said there were “decades where nothing happens; and there were weeks when decades happen”. If there was a time that saw decades of political conservatism, stagnancy, and immobility swept away in mere weeks, it was 2011. Last year began with the resignation of the Tunisian despot Zine El Abedine Ben Ali [...]

Posted by Andy Bowden on January 9th, 2012 | 4 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Iran, Yemen…

If you’ve just booked a holiday in the middle east, you’re a bit fucked. That’s one way of interpreting the news coverage from across the Arab world. Another, slightly more upbeat way to interpret it is that we are witnessing the resurgence of workers rights all across the middle east in revolts which aren’t about [...]

Posted by Andy Bowden on February 19th, 2011 | 3 Comments Posted in Uncategorized