Opinion: Politicians Don’t Feel Unsafe, They Feel Uncomfortable
Janey Starling
MPs say Palestine protesters make them feel unsafe. What they mean is that they feel uncomfortable being challenged by their constituents, writes Janey Starling.
Tag: safety
Opinion: Scrapping Britain’s First Red Light District Will Be a Disaster for Sex Workers
Lydia Caradonna and Kate Hardy
Leeds city council plans to close the ‘managed zone’ in Holbeck, where sex work has been permitted since 2014. It’s a decision that puts the pearl-clutching of gentrifiers before the safety of workers, write Lydia Caradonna and Kate Hardy.
Report: Cleaners Are Having to Fight for Their Own Protection in the Fight Against Covid-19
Joe Hayns
Poorly equipped, lumped with poor working conditions and facing ever-greater occupational dangers, cleaners are simultaneously at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus and among those who stand to be worst affected by its social consequences, writes Joe Hayns.
The UK Government Risks Facilitating a Porn Monopoly
Freya Pratty
The government’s new Digital Economy Act means that adult content sites will have to install age verification software in a move which risks pricing independent sex workers out of the internet and onto the street.
OMFG Sarkar: On Silencing, Trigger Warnings & Trauma
Ash Sarkar explores the phenomenon of no-platforming and argues for a different understanding of the politics of trauma.
5 Possible Effects of the Met’s ‘Pay-to-Protest’ Policies
Hannah Sketchley
The Metropolitan Police recently told campaigners demonstrations would only be policed if they were expected to be crime-free, with organisers advised to hire private security. What are the implications for radical movements?