Question the Powerful

Look at the way power & responsibility are distributed around society today and ask: can’t we do better? Question the Powerful promotes political understanding and democratic action through a range of publications, guidance, and talks. (For more info, click on ‘Henry Tam: Words & Politics’ under ‘Menu’).

Friday, 15 December 2017

Snakes on Power Ladders

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From sexual abuse to financial transgression, we know that higher up people get on the power ladder, the more susceptible they are to acting...
Friday, 1 December 2017

Unhappy Ending: the politics of secession

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Suppose a group of soldiers who have voluntarily joined the army decide one day, when they are on an important mission, that they want to le...
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Exposing the Affinity Myth

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When we hear people dismiss what we have to say about their ideas or behaviour on the basis that we cannot possibly understand them, because...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017

What do we mean by ‘Civic Engagement’?

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‘Civic engagement’ is sometimes taken to mean involving citizens in doing good work in their communities, when its use should be focused on ...
Sunday, 15 October 2017

Cooperation: A New Order of Life?

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[A review of ‘Victorian Agitator – George Holyoake: co-operation as this new order of life’, by Stephen Yeo, Brighton: EER Edward Everett Ro...
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Sunday, 1 October 2017

Tech’gemony: the crisis of human redundancy

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Is there anything technology can’t do? Drive cars, fly planes, beat us at chess, accelerate genetic engineering, secure endless supply of r...
Friday, 15 September 2017

Performance Enhancement & Fair Competition

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Taking drugs to improve sporting performance, accessing notes during exams to get better results, or forging ballot papers to secure an elec...
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Henry Benedict Tam
Director of ‘Question the Powerful’ project. Author of political studies and dystopian novels. Policy expert on community empowerment. Convenor of Communitarian Forum. Educator (WEA; Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, London University).
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