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Report: The UK Government Has Left 89 Tamil Refugees Stranded on a Remote Island for Five Months

Jacob Goldberg

Exclusive: The British government claims the disputed Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia as an overseas territory. Yet it has failed to resettle 89 Tamil refugees who were shipwrecked there in October. Jacob Goldberg reports.

A woman is held to the floor by a number of police officers

Opinion: The Police Are the Domestic Abusers of the Nation

Shanice McBean

When the Met are searching a quarter of Black boys, it’s time to admit that they are abusing us en masse, writes Shanice McBean.

Peter Limbourg (Director General, Deutsche Welle, Germany) and Salil Shetty (Secretary General, Amnesty International) pictured at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2017

Report: German State Broadcaster Fires Seven Arab Journalists in Supposed Antisemitism Purge

Rivkah Brown

Deutsche Welle employees say the firing spree reflects the organisation’s increasingly hardline pro-Israel stance. Rivkah Brown reports.

Striking security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Analysis: A Court Just Took Away the Right to Strike – But a Union is Fighting to Win It Back

Callum Cant

In placing an injunction on striking security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital, a court has made standard picketing practices illegal. We must resist this fundamental attack on the right to strike, writes Callum Cant - it’s part of a Tory slide to authoritarianism.

Opinion: Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

Caren Holmes

We can't call ourselves abolitionists if we make an exception for rapists, argues Caren Holmes.

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

A Bristol woman battered by police won a partial victory last week, but could still get prison time. Her case highlights the untenability of our police state.

Interview: Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

When Laura started sex work, she expected a whole new experience. In fact, it was a lot like her old work: drudgerous and dull. As told to Rivkah Brown.

Analysis: Why Is Gen Z So Sex-Negative?

Asa Seresin

From TikTok’s #CancelPorn movement to annual battles over kink at Pride, Gen Z appears to be at war with sex. In fact they're continuing one started by feminists in the 70s, writes Asa Seresin.

Opinion: Why Are Intactivists Up In Arms About Male Circumcision?

Jordan Osserman

The reasons have a lot less to do with human rights than with capitalism, argues academic and trainee psychoanalyst Jordan Osserman.

Feature: Who Ya Gonna Call? A Guide To Ghosting

Charlotte Bayes

Charlotte Bayes, your friendly neighbourhood relationship expert, advises how to be a kinder dater.

Opinion: There Is No Sexual Liberation Without Bisexuals

Jacob Engelberg

In attempting to assimilate to the straight mainstream, queer liberals have reinforced the gender binary and edged bisexuals out of the struggle. This is counterproductive, argues Jacob Engelberg, as it's we who most trouble oppressive sexual norms.

Opinion: Monogamy Is Cool, Actually

Chal Ravens

Rejecting normie coupledom is all the rage on the left, but polyamory isn't praxis, writes Chal Ravens.

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Let's end the monopoly that romantic and biological relationships have over care, writes anthropologist Judy Thorne.

Feature: Ask Justin: I’ve Never Kissed Anyone. What Do I Do?

Justin Hancock

I'm a 21-year-old university student with a painful secret: I've never kissed anyone. What do I do? Stop worrying about your friends' judgement and listen to your body, writes sex and relationships expert Justin Hancock.

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

With Cressida Dick finally having resigned from her role as Met commissioner, Boris Johnson's government will surely miss the best friend in policing it ever had, writes Ash Sarkar.

Opinion: Older Generations Can’t Deal With the Fact They’ve Had It Easy

Aaron Bastani

When Kirstie Allsopp bought her house, the average house price was £51,000 – today it’s £270,000. Still, writes Aaron Bastani, older people must castigate the young or risk losing something precious: victimhood.

Kirstie Allsopp poses in a floral dress as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on 21 May 2018

Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?

Perry Blankson

The Location, Location, Location presenter reckons millennials are just a cancelled few Netflix subscriptions away from homeownership. What aristocratic dreamworld is she inhabiting, asks Perry Blankson.

Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War

It’s often claimed that the ‘decolonisation’ debate is just about starting a pointless culture war, and has little to do with real world concerns. This isn’t true, argues Kojo Koram - just look at the roots of the energy crisis.

Report: The UK Government Has Left 89 Tamil Refugees Stranded on a Remote Island for Five Months

Jacob Goldberg

Opinion: The Police Are the Domestic Abusers of the Nation

Shanice McBean

Report: German State Broadcaster Fires Seven Arab Journalists in Supposed Antisemitism Purge

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: A Court Just Took Away the Right to Strike – But a Union is Fighting to Win It Back

Callum Cant

Opinion: Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

Caren Holmes

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

Interview: Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

Analysis: Why Is Gen Z So Sex-Negative?

Asa Seresin

Opinion: Why Are Intactivists Up In Arms About Male Circumcision?

Jordan Osserman

Feature: Who Ya Gonna Call? A Guide To Ghosting

Charlotte Bayes

Opinion: There Is No Sexual Liberation Without Bisexuals

Jacob Engelberg

Opinion: Monogamy Is Cool, Actually

Chal Ravens

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Feature: Ask Justin: I’ve Never Kissed Anyone. What Do I Do?

Justin Hancock

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: Older Generations Can’t Deal With the Fact They’ve Had It Easy

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?

Perry Blankson

Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War

Kojo Koram

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Report: The UK Government Has Left 89 Tamil Refugees Stranded on a Remote Island for Five Months

Jacob Goldberg

Opinion: The Police Are the Domestic Abusers of the Nation

Shanice McBean

Report: German State Broadcaster Fires Seven Arab Journalists in Supposed Antisemitism Purge

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: A Court Just Took Away the Right to Strike – But a Union is Fighting to Win It Back

Callum Cant

Opinion: Carceral Feminism Isn’t the Answer to Sexual Violence

Caren Holmes

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

Interview: Sex Work Sucks. So Does Sex. So Does Work.

Laura

Analysis: Why Is Gen Z So Sex-Negative?

Asa Seresin

Opinion: Why Are Intactivists Up In Arms About Male Circumcision?

Jordan Osserman

Feature: Who Ya Gonna Call? A Guide To Ghosting

Charlotte Bayes

Opinion: There Is No Sexual Liberation Without Bisexuals

Jacob Engelberg

Opinion: Monogamy Is Cool, Actually

Chal Ravens

Opinion: It’s Time to Abolish the Family

Judy Thorne

Feature: Ask Justin: I’ve Never Kissed Anyone. What Do I Do?

Justin Hancock

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: Older Generations Can’t Deal With the Fact They’ve Had It Easy

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?

Perry Blankson

Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War

Kojo Koram

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