Tony Robinson

Marking the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, friends from Central Europe and beyond gathered in the Park of Study and Reflection, Pravikov in the Czech Republic, today (21st June 2014) to inaugurate the new stainless steel monolith that marks…

It’s that moment in the international sporting calendar when hundreds of millions, if not billions of people around the world remember that they have a nationality, and that they are in a kind of war with people of different nationalities. …

In our second review of 2013 we examine the opinions of our columnists that have most widely resonated with our readers. It has been an eventful year as always: A new Pope, the death of Chavez in Venezuela, continuing troubles…

As the year comes to a close, we review the articles that have been most read by our readers during the year and try to identify the subjects closest to their hearts.  It’s a bit subjective but maybe there are…

In a special day for adherents of New Humanism – the doctrine of peace and nonviolence elaborated by the Argentine author, philosopher and spiritual guide, Silo [Mario Rodriguez Cobos] – celebrations were held around the world to remember the 4th…

In dramatic scenes in Geneva today, reminiscent of the 2010 NPT conference when several countries walked out as the Iranian President addressed delegates, Egypt advised the room that they were withdrawing from the rest of the 2013 NPT preparatory committee…

In Edinburgh on the 17th and 18th of April at the annual meeting of Abolition 2000, a delegation from the Arizona based campaign group, Mama Bears Brigade, presented the plight of indigenous people around the Grand Canyon who are fighting…

For those working in the field of nuclear abolition, Ray Acheson from ‘Reaching Critical Will’, is a well-known, dynamic and tireless organiser who ensures that civil society gets the opportunity to present its case to the world’s diplomats in the…

Book review: Five Myths about Nuclear Weapons Maybe this has happened to you… You’re an activist and an idealist and you’ve invested a lot of time into promoting the ideas of nuclear disarmament because you want to live without the…

Last week Kenyans went to the polls in huge numbers to vote for the first time under a new constitution which was itself voted for by Kenyans in a referendum in 2010 following the devastating election of 2007 which resulted…