Caste-Away?

Caste-Away?

The caste system is alive and well in some British Asian communities. Can or should we fight caste discrimination in the United Kingdom? Defined as ‘a hereditary, endogamous community associated with a traditional occupation and ranked accordingly on a perceived scale of ritual purity’, caste has divided South Asian society along commercial, social, and personal […]


Development and Foreign Aid: India 2015

Development and Foreign Aid: India 2015

The year 2015 will see some major changes in the world as the final year for Millennium Development Goals, but we shouldn’t jump to conclusions over the UK’s relationship with India 2015 will bring about significant changes to the UK-India relationship. In an announcement made in 2012, the UK government decided to terminate all financial aid to […]


Forget About Poverty?

Forget About Poverty?

Everyone is talking about the “squeezed middle”, but what about the least well-off? It’s time to stand up for an effective policy approach Right now, the call to save the “squeezed middle” can be heard from all over the political spectrum. There aren’t many concepts which have more currency in our national discourse. However, just […]