Stephen hawking

Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, but many of the Manhattan Project scientists who helped create it were not fans of atomic weapons – they became the founders of the movement for nuclear disarmament.

65 years ago today, codebreaker and WWII hero Alan Turing was driven to the point of suicide by the British state – for the simple crime of being gay. During the 1930s and 40s, were arrested in Nazi Germany.

The late Professor Stephen Hawking, a committed Leftist, often intervened in political debates. His approach to Brexit is an excellent compass for guiding progressives through the post-referendum world.

In the 17th century, the preacher-poet John Donne wrote a short poem which has since become the reference-point of choice for those wanting to promote internationalist values, from Ernest Hemingway to the Radical Tea Towel Company.