Real voices

Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere, authors of 'Assisted Dying', argue that while reintroducing the previous assisted dying bill may be politically practical, Westminster should instead learn from Jersey’s more consultative and flexible model to create safer, more widely supported legislation.…Read more

Lee Gregory, Eleanor Formby and Peter Matthews discuss how Scotland's rights-based social security system has improved the experiences of many LGBTQ+ claimants, while persistent discrimination and weakening political support continue to undermine genuine equality.…Read more

Scott Thomas and Jonathan Glazzard, authors of 'The Queer World of Prison', discuss how LGBTQIA+ prisoners face heightened risks of discrimination, isolation, violence, and inadequate support in prison, highlighting the need for systemic reforms, inclusive policies, and better staff training to ensure their safety and wellbeing.…Read more

Ahead of the ninth anniversary of Grenfell, Steve Tombs examines how the Grenfell disaster will test whether UK corporate manslaughter law can finally hold large organisations accountable for avoidable deaths, despite a long history of limited prosecutions and systemic barriers to corporate criminal liability.…Read more

Magda Romanska, author of 'Digital Access to the Performing Arts', highlights how the pandemic proved that digital theatre could dramatically expand access for disabled and marginalised audiences, but most institutions abandoned streaming after reopening, revealing persistent inequalities in cultural access.…Read more

These authors argue that universities must actively defend academic freedom and human rights, especially in response to the destruction of Palestinian education, because silence risks complicity and undermines their democratic role.…Read more

Jonatan Leer and Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, authors of 'Food Porn', discuss how restaurants have long used sexualised imagery, staff roles, and nostalgic or ironic aesthetics to intertwine desire with dining, subtly reinforcing gendered power dynamics as part of the overall experience.…Read more

Tara Lai Quinlan, author of 'Police Diversity', discusses how ICE’s aggressive raids in Minneapolis reflect a harmful “warrior” policing culture that damages community trust.…Read more

Natalie Rutter and Sarah Waite, editors of 'Women, Relationships & Criminal Justice', argue that nearly two decades after the Corston Report, progress on reforming the criminalisation of women remains slow, and real change requires shifting the justice system from risk-based punishment to relationship-centred care and structural reform.…Read more

Pushkala Prasad, author of 'Capitalism’s Dark Complexion', argues that capitalism has always been deeply racialised, exploiting Black and Brown bodies, from chattel slavery to modern e-waste labour, while disproportionately enriching White populations.…Read more