Politics: Law & Reform

“It would be a missed opportunity not to have a referendum on election day”

An interview with the Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw

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Bite-sized briefing: UK

The last revolutionary

Fidel Castro has survived 600 assassination attempts to become the world symbol of anti-capitalism. His sister has just confessed she used to spy on him, the US embargo stands, and his health is failing, yet still he endures

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We are the Ronaldos of activism

Q&A: Dominic Sandbrook

The historian discusses his essay on the return of the politics of the mob

Trial by fury

We live in an age when everyone is encouraged to have their say on Twitter or blogs. But, in our anger over MPs’ expenses or Nick Griffin, we are nearer to the baying, blood-hungry mob of ancient Rome or 18th-century Tyburn than we would like to admit

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Home is where the heartbreak is

Asylum-seeking women are especially vulnerable to persecution, but the British immigration system does little to help

Sacrificed in the name of sushi

Good idea: Starting from scratch

Not suitable for kids

We continue to call for an end to child detention