Geof Wood

LETTERS FROM THE UK

Dr Geof Wood is a development anthropologist and author of several books and numerous journal articles, with a regional focus on South Asia. He is also emeritus professor of international development at the University of Bath.

Clash of barbarisms: Gaza as a metaphor for a fractured world

Are we all pawns in a global game of barbaric chess?

1d ago

Navigating pre-election tensions: A plea for common sense

The trend of settling old scores about “who did what” decades ago should be seen as a distraction from the huge challenges facing any incoming government.

1m ago

Challenges for critical journalism

The consequences of this era of mass insecurity are people having to work harder for less, often several different jobs in a day or week, without weekly or regular leisure, to make ends meet.

2m ago

Frogs in the saucepan: A metaphor for our times

We have adjusted to the curtailment of our liberties and discrimination in various forms—social, racial, ethnic, immigrant and so on.

6m ago

Absurdity of justice

Since Margaret Thatcher, we have had that problem in spades in the UK; blame for failure is bounced around between ministries and private contractors, between policy ideas and those responsible for implementation.

7m ago

Stephen D Biggs’s pioneering work in helping small farmers

Stephen was more than a university teacher and researcher.

7m ago

Munich again, 87 years later

It is always good to seek peace rather than war, but the question is always, at what price and in whose interests?

7m ago

Economics for all?

How one develop can enough economic knowledge to understand political choices.

8m ago
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025

Clash of barbarisms: Gaza as a metaphor for a fractured world

Are we all pawns in a global game of barbaric chess?

September 14, 2025
September 14, 2025

Navigating pre-election tensions: A plea for common sense

The trend of settling old scores about “who did what” decades ago should be seen as a distraction from the huge challenges facing any incoming government.

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

Challenges for critical journalism

The consequences of this era of mass insecurity are people having to work harder for less, often several different jobs in a day or week, without weekly or regular leisure, to make ends meet.

April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025

Frogs in the saucepan: A metaphor for our times

We have adjusted to the curtailment of our liberties and discrimination in various forms—social, racial, ethnic, immigrant and so on.

March 20, 2025
March 20, 2025

Absurdity of justice

Since Margaret Thatcher, we have had that problem in spades in the UK; blame for failure is bounced around between ministries and private contractors, between policy ideas and those responsible for implementation.

March 10, 2025
March 10, 2025

Stephen D Biggs’s pioneering work in helping small farmers

Stephen was more than a university teacher and researcher.

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

Munich again, 87 years later

It is always good to seek peace rather than war, but the question is always, at what price and in whose interests?

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

Economics for all?

How one develop can enough economic knowledge to understand political choices.

January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025

Two cats in the yard

We move into 2025 with many heightened uncertainties.

October 28, 2024
October 28, 2024

A new deal for Bangladesh-UK partnership in uncertain times

Even before the recent change of government in the UK, its role in Bangladesh has been shifting, especially bilaterally.