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’).

Monday, 15 January 2018

What Voters Want

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To equate voting with democracy is a bit like conflating mere movement with life. The former may be a possible sign that the latter is stil...

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Monday, 1 January 2018

Paradigm Lost

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Students of political theory or people sampling rival media commentaries may well get the impression that there are countless incompatible w...

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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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Henry Benedict Tam: Director of ‘Question the Powerful’ project. Author of academic studies & dystopian novels. Policy expert on communitarian governance. Educator (WEA; Cambridge University; Visiting Professor, Birkbeck, London University).

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