Simon Hayes
On trans rights, Labour is on the right side of history
From Where I Stand — By explicitly stating that trans women should be included on all women Labour shortlists, this progressive movement is ensuring that trans people are treated with respect and dignity. This, writes Dawn Foster, is a victory worth celebrating.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Three: Cassava Republic — After shaking up the Nigerian literary scene, Cassava Republic has now come to London: defying the odds to become the first African publisher to establish a subsidiary outside of the continent.
Written by: Kit Caless
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Two: Dead Ink — Based on a back street in Liverpool, Dead Ink is bringing a breath of fresh Northern air to a stale, London-obsessed publishing scene. ‘Enough time is given over to blowhard dickheads with unscrupulous agendas,’ says founder Nathan Connolly. ‘If small presses don’t stand up to them, who will?”
Written by: Kit Caless
English lessons aren’t enough to fix our fractured society
From Where I Stand — Tory MP Sajid Javid wants to spend £50m on ESOL lessons to help immigrants feel more integrated. While that might seem like a positive move, he’s ignoring some much bigger problems.
Written by: Jude Wanga
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part one: Jacaranda Books — Founded in 2012, Jacaranda Books is bringing black culture to mainstream publishing, providing a space for writers that ‘cross racial, gender and cultural boundaries.’
Written by: Kit Caless
Theresa May’s cabinet is rotten to the core
From Where I Stand — Alleged sexual assaulters, arrogant bullies and secret meetings with foreign governments – the ministers charged with running the United Kingdom have a stink of putrid decay, writes Oscar Rickett.
Written by: Oscar Rickett
Five books to get you through another year of Trump
The Reading Corner — From Hunter S. Thompson’s scorching Nixon critiques to Ivanka Trump’s vapid self-help ventures – we round up the writing that will help you survive through to 2018.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Neville Southall: Twitter’s unlikely poet laureate
A surreal interview — The former Wales international footballer dislikes Tories, defends LGBTQ rights and is fascinated by skeletons. ‘I don’t like normal stuff,’ he tells us, in a world exclusive chat.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Trump has reminded LGBT people how fragile our rights really are
From Where I Stand — His banning of trans people from serving in the US military is a wakeup call: The fight for our freedoms is far from over.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Life expectancy is flatlining in Britain, the Tories are cutting years off our lives
From Where I Stand — Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 life expectancy in Britain has near enough stopped increasing, after a century of constant growth.
Written by: Michael Segalov