Hannah Lownsbrough
Associate
Hannah Lownsbrough is a Demos associate since summer 2007. her expertise is in the field of community organisations, community-led approaches to regeneration and race issues.
- Another inconvenient truth? Al Gore has announced plans to organise seven concerts around the world to take action on climate change. He is backed by the man behind the Live8 concerts in 2005, Kevin Wall. With Make Poverty History and the One campaign seen by most people as a huge success, the news that these concerts will take place in response to another of the most pressing environmental and social issues that we face has been welcomed with open arms. To a large extent, that reaction could be the right one. continue reading on 21st February 2007 Comments (1)
- Lessons from Bulgaria Discussions about eastern Europe – especially those countries that are due to join, or have just the joined, the EU – tend to fall into two categories. First, there are the negative stories that express worries about immigrants from the new member countries coming to the UK in droves, distorting the lower end of the labour market, or placing even greater strain on overstretched public services. Second, there are more positive descriptions of the role that eastern... continue reading on 16th October 2006 Comments (1)
- More on Muslim women... The current preoccupation with religious dress for Muslim women is further evidence of a worrying pattern in the way in which women in general - and Muslim women in particular - are involved with political debate. Rather than being invited to comment on questions accross the political spectrum, Muslim women are invited to give an opinion only on issues perceived as relating to their own experience, such as religious dress, arranged or forced marriage, or the role of women within their faith. continue reading on 12th October 2006
- Beyond the veil By choosing to comment on Muslim women's dress last week, Jack Straw plunged himself into the heart of a debate that is seen as symbolic of the pitfalls that lie ahead for our increasingly multicultural society. His argument was that the niqab - the style of dress that calls for women's faces to be veiled below eye-level - creates a physical barrier that is problematic because it reflects the social and cultural barriers that already stand between Muslim communities and their... continue reading on 9th October 2006 Comments (2)