1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (447+ words) Andy Burnham has a problem. Desperate to ensure that his government isn’t defined by releasing killers and sex offenders early, he’s ‘paused’ the planned early releases which are due to commence in September. Then came David Gauke’s ‘Sentencing Review’, which…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) June is a month most people anticipate for various reasons, it heralding the Isle of Wight Festival, the Summer Solstice and Wimbledon. It’s also a time many of us have come to dread, it being the occasion in which Pride…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) When a 13-year-old girl announces that she’s really a boy, talk therapy should be the first line of defence The Conservative government commissioned Coventry University to explore the prevalence of this practice and the subsequent report noted: ‘Aversive techniques were…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (156+ words) I’ve been fat and I’ve been thin; I’ve been pretty and I’ve been plain – ugly, even. Throughout this, my self-esteem has stayed generally constant, as if you’re going to base it on something as ephemeral as physical beauty, you’re going…...