The threat to the common good of breaking international law, unjust laws and secret trade agreements – a leading academic outlines the dangers, and how concerned people can help. Tim Gorringe, emeritus professor of theological studies at Exeter university, has written a strong article for The Tablet and now he has spoken more of his concerns in a Tablet podcast, in which he advocates that people who are concerned and wish to act could join organisations such as Global Justice Now to advocate for change.

Since the presidential election results in August, there have been mass protests. The Catholic Metropolitan, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, is effectively in exile, having been refused re-entry to Belarus from Poland. Jonathan Luxmoore looks at the politics behind the turmoil, and explains why the Catholic Church is being targeted.