Helen Thompson: Academics don’t have some kind of privilege in democratic politics

Cambridge-based political economist Professor Helen Thompson sits down with Jess Ma to discuss the role of academics in public discussion in an age of democratic upheaval

Rodney Kelly: ‘We will beat white supremacy and make Australia a better place’

The activist for the return of the Gweagal spears, currently held by Trinity College, talks to Jess Ma about his ongoing fight to restore his ancestral culture

Reverend Al Sharpton: the Cambridge slavery enquiry ‘is not enough but it is a step in the right direction’

Baroness Hale: ‘If the courts don’t personify equality, they’re not personifying the values which underlie the legal system’

AC Grayling: ‘Referendums should not be taking place in a representative democracy’

Marie Le Conte: ‘To understand politics in this country, it is vital to factor in the friendships and feuds’