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David Palumbo-Liu (Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor and Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University) in conversation with Penny, Lara and Richard  icon

David Palumbo-Liu (Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor and Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University) in conversation with Penny, Lara and Richard 

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for police to prosecute people chanting “globalise the intifada” during demonstrations, calling it an example of “extreme racism”. So far seven people have been arrested and charged for holding up signs with “globalise the intifada,” but what does the phrase really mean?

Dr. Abdul Bashid Shaikh, a lecturer in Islamic Studies, a...


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How the Filton 6 trial neutered the jury

MAY 13, 2026

The Filton 6 trial will go down as one of the most remarkable in British criminal history. It will have this legacy because the judge in this case, Justice Jeremy Johnston ordered that a very long list of basic facts about the case had to be kept secret from the jury. He held a barrister in contempt of court ...


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