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’).

Sunday, 16 May 2021

Learning to Blame

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‘Praise’ is generally well liked. But ‘blame’ gets a bad press. Nobody takes kindly to ‘blame culture’, or ‘blame game’. Everyone is...

Saturday, 1 May 2021

The Sleaze of a Clown

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Bullies like to taunt others and then dismiss their complaints as signs that they are not able to take a joke. Soon the ‘jokes’ turn int...

Friday, 16 April 2021

Risks & Consequences

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Many risk-takers like to insist that there should be no limit on what they do because “it’s their business and everyone else should leave th...

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Stop Censoring Censorship

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When comedians mock their latest targets, artists unveil their convention-defying creations, right-wing rabble rousers demand acceptance fro...

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

The Politics of Character Development

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Character development is an important part of socialisation. It is generally accepted that people’s character matters a great deal in how t...

Monday, 1 March 2021

Rights, Security, and the Begum Case

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The UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the Begum case has drawn attention once more to the contest of abstract notions such as ‘Rights’ and ‘Secur...

Monday, 15 February 2021

The Outsider Syndrome

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When people are kept away from where key decisions are made about their lives, they might put up with it so long as everything seems to work...

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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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