http://www.frankfuredi.comindex.php/site/index/ en jennie@bristow.com Copyright 2009 2009-06-26T13:52:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/the_politics_of_the_hidden_agenda/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/the_politics_of_the_hidden_agenda/#When:13:52:00Z Spreading conspiracy theories – stories about a world warped by evil forces – remains the pastime of marginalised groups. But conspiratorial thinking, the idea that someone, somewhere is to blame for every misfortune, has become respectable. risk and fear 2009-06-26T13:52:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/people_should_not_be_punished_for_their_beliefs/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/people_should_not_be_punished_for_their_beliefs/#When:08:33:00Z The proposal to ban British National Party members from teaching in schools is a far bigger threat to democracy than the BNP itself. academic freedom and free speech 2009-06-23T08:33:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/why_the_state_cannot_save_the_economy/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/why_the_state_cannot_save_the_economy/#When:08:39:00Z Instead of having arid debates about the state versus the market, we must create institutions and policies that can restructure the economy. politics and the economy 2009-06-18T08:39:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/how_eu_bureaucrats_are_destroying_public_life/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/how_eu_bureaucrats_are_destroying_public_life/#When:08:57:00Z A majority of Europeans refused to take part in the EU elections not because they don’t understand the EU, but because they do. politics and the economy 2009-06-10T08:57:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/now_is_the_age_of_the_discontented/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/now_is_the_age_of_the_discontented/#When:18:07:00Z The consumer culture has contaminated higher education and student complaints are rising. Some academics, fearing litigation or poor assessment, offer flattery instead of feedback. No one benefits. education and culture 2009-06-04T18:07:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/taking_the_politics_of_fear_to_a_new_low/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/taking_the_politics_of_fear_to_a_new_low/#When:10:00:00Z Unable to inspire voters, the isolated, illiberal oligarchs of the EU are using the threat of fantasy fascism to try to force us to be pro-EU. politics and the economy 2009-06-04T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/eu_oligarchs_help_far_right_prosper/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/eu_oligarchs_help_far_right_prosper/#When:07:57:00Z The leaders of the European Union hate elections to the European Parliament. Why? Because these caricatures of democratic decision-making expose the contempt with which the European public regards the oligarchy that runs the EU. politics and the economy 2009-06-04T07:57:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/book_of_the_week_our_nation_unhinged/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/book_of_the_week_our_nation_unhinged/#When:18:40:00Z Why did they do it? Frank Furedi on the erosion of civil rights in the post-9/11 US. reviews 2009-05-28T18:40:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/taking_refuge_in_the_rhetoric_of_reform/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/taking_refuge_in_the_rhetoric_of_reform/#When:10:09:00Z By proposing electoral reforms in response to the expenses scandal, politicians are futilely seeking an organisational solution to a political problem. politics and the economy 2009-05-26T10:09:00+00:00 http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/what_swine_flu_reveals_about_the_culture_of_fear/ http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/site/article/what_swine_flu_reveals_about_the_culture_of_fear/#When:11:15:00Z A guide to today’s various species of scaremonger. risk and fear 2009-05-05T11:15:00+00:00