Tom Kirk

Tom is GP's Online Editor and researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 

Post Archive

22 July 2016
Brett Heasman reflects on the psychological impact of the EU referendum. Whether you voted to remain or leave, the EU referendum has unquestionably altered our cultural landscape…
21 July 2016
The European Union (EU) had been lurching from one crisis to the next even before a majority of British voters expressed their desire to leave it. While staying away from the…
19 July 2016
Gbenga Oduntan explores the difficulties faced by the Turkish plotters. The military coup attempted in Turkey has failed and its leaders have fled to Greece, where they are…
19 July 2016
The ILO oversees the global protection of workers’ rights. It should consider instigating and/or supporting litigation in courts to serve that purpose. A contribution to…
13 July 2016
Behavioural Scientists at the LSE explore what do we mean by, and what should we be measuring, when we talk about ‘happiness’. Your question sounds very pertinent,…
13 July 2016
Brexit is prompting a lot of discussion within the UK’s aid community right now. But while the focus is understandably on EC funding and exchange rates, there’s a…
12 July 2016
Mobile polling could revolutionize how civil society and human rights groups operate—if it’s done right. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on public…
08 July 2016
Kerry Brown unpicks why China may be looking at Brexit with some trepidation over its own domestic fractures. Ancient Chinese wisdom is something beloved by Chinese leaders…
07 July 2016
Decisions to go to war don’t just analyze whether we can win. That is the easy part: the superiority of the western military machine makes this an absolute. Did we really…
30 June 2016
Britain’s referendum on the European Union resulted in a decision to leave. For some, the vote represents one episode in a worrying global disillusionment with globalisation,…
30 June 2016
It is a mistake to assume that the Brexit decision results from a democratic process. The only way to overcome the polarisation and division is through a genuinely democratic…
29 June 2016
Robert Wade explores what the income distribution among voters in Britain’s recent referendum may mean for those wondering what to do next. Large numbers of those who voted in…
27 June 2016
Cathleen Berger explores how giant data-driven companies are challenging old ideas about power and accountability, and what should be done about it. After 20 years since the rise…