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The difference between decriminalisation and legalisation of sex work
There is a crucial distinction between these two terms that is frequently blurred in the debate around the different models. Sex work divides feminist opinion like few others issues. The ideological...
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Five tips on talking to China
David Cameron has given up on talking to China about anything except trade. Here's how Jeremy Corbyn can plot a better course. Jeremy Corbyn's ambition to talk human rights with President Xi is...
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David Cameron refuses to rule out diluting EU workers' rights after challenge...
PM did not promise to avoid changes to the social chapter and the working time directive. There were cheers from Tory MPs as Jeremy Corbyn came to the close of his first-ever response to a prime...
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Jeremy Corbyn announces opposition to mandatory reselection
In a move that will settle nerves in the parliamentary Labour party, the Labour leader has announced his opposition to measures that would make it easier to deselect Labour MPs. Jeremy Corbyn has...
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Lord Warner resigns Labour whip – but few on the left will mourn
The former health minister backed NHS charges and greater private sector involvement. For the first time since Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader, a parliamentarian has resigned the party whip in...
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Justin Trudeau elected Prime Minister as Canada's Liberals sweep to power
Nine years of Conservative rule came to a halt with a landslide victory for the Liberals in the Canadian elections. Justin Trudeau, son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, has been elected Prime...
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A word of advice: don’t ever think you’re safe just because you’re not from...
Ask not for whom the sinkhole gapes: it gapes for thee. The sinkhole that opened up in St Albans the other day looked rather impressive, didn’t it? These chasms are fascinating, and suggest something...
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The Conservative assault on tax credits reveals David Cameron's true face
So much for being a compassionate Conservative.“You are going to cut tax credits after you promised you wouldn’t. I work bloody hard for my money, to provide for my children, to give them everything...
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What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?
Could the UK be like Norway or Switzerland? And would that even deliver what eurosceptics want? Europe is always a heated topic at a Conservative party conference. This year much debate has focused on...
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Being non-binary: I’m not A Girl Called Jack any more, but I’m not a boy either
The food writer Jack Monroe on coming out as transgender, and why they are one of an increasing number of people living outside the categories of “man” and “woman”.“URGENT: Legal warning: Jack Monroe...
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Election wish lists crank up
The Gibraltarian election is underway and the politicians have been making noises about each other’s integrity, honesty, shoe size – but what does everybody else want? Guy Clapperton has a look...
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The Women’s Equality Party would criminalise buying sex
The party will campaign for the Nordic model – where buyers are criminalised, but sellers are not – rather than full decriminalisation of the sex work industry. At the Women's Equality Party policy...
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Steel crisis: why are UK steel workers losing their jobs, and what is China’s...
Britain’s steelworks are cutting jobs and folding under pressure from a flood of cheap Chinese imports and high energy costs. What’s going on? As steel plants across the UK are closing, it looks like...
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Is Star Wars a right-wing parable – or a call to solidarity?
At first glance, the politics of Star Wars are highly regressive - but across the six films, the importance of building a coalition of all classes and occupations is clearly shown. At first glance,...
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There’s no evidence that most mental health apps actually work
Over four-fifths of them provide no evidence of effectiveness. The unmet need for mental health services is reaching an unprecedented level thanks to rising demand and continually falling NHS...
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SRSLY #15: Women on the Edge
On the pop culture podcast this week, we discuss Suffragette, the Channel 4 TV series Chewing Gum, andKim Kardashian’s Selfish. This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you...
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Jeremy Corbyn appoints Seumas Milne as head of strategy and communications
The Labour leader has appointed the Guardian journalist as his new chief spinner. Jeremy Corbyn has appointed the Guardian's Seumas Milne as director of communications and strategy. Milne, who has...
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The screening industry is more interested in profit than your health
The private screening industry is essentially unregulated, and causes substantial worry and sometimes physical harm, all in the pursuit of profit. On the face of it, Helen’s employers are looking after...
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Team up with the Greens? A path to a pact is harder than you think
A two-party pact, like a friends with benefits arrangements, tends to get complicated quickly. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour and the Green party. At first glance it seems obvious, inevitable even. The...
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How close are we to Back to the Future’s vision of tomorrow? A scientist’s view
When Marty McFly travelled forward in time to 21 October 2015, he was confronted with all manner of technological advancement. Science fiction, to be sure, but we are surprisingly close to seeing a...
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