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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’).

Saturday, 16 November 2024

It Can’t Happen Here … Twice

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Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 novel, It Can’t Happen Here , was a dystopian warning against fascist influence in the US. In the story, the nasty co...

Friday, 1 November 2024

The CONflating of Government and Governed

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The people with power to govern a country may claim to act on behalf of those governed in that country, but it is quite possible for the for...

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Cooperation 101: lessons in co-existence

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If people don’t learn why and how we should secure healthy co-existence, society suffers. The key question is how we are to relate to others...

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Remembrance of Policies Past

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So many politicians forget that if you don’t engage citizens in assessing and responding to public issues, and treat them as mere supplicant...

Monday, 16 September 2024

Familiarity Breeds Connections

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There are people who, because they lacked the opportunity when they were young to experience trusting, positive interactions with members of...

Sunday, 1 September 2024

The Morality of Retaliation

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Imagine someone from a building goes across town to a quiet neighbourhood and throws a grenade into a house, killing three people inside. Th...

Friday, 16 August 2024

Fake & Furious: the politics of hate

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When Islamic extremists commit acts of violence, right-wing politicians declare it’s all down to Islam being what it is. But when racist ext...

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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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