An anti abortion protester holds up a placard. Photo: Getty
By Nelson Jones - 14 November 17:42

The tragic case of a woman who was miscarrying, who died because doctors wouldn't give her a termination, shows the danger of fetishising the life of the unborn child.

By Francis Davis - 14 November 15:04

Rethink's Schizophrenia Commission shows how a technocratic system is letting patients down.

Cheryl Cole has a tattoo on her neck reading "Mrs C" - she is now divorced
By Sarah Ditum - 13 November 13:54

Less sentiment, more search-optimisation - that's the way forward, says Sarah Ditum (née Webster).

The advertising campaign featuring Isabelle Caro.
By Rhiannon and Holly - 12 November 10:16

A response to Rachel Cusk's New Statesman article "The anorexic statement".

Neelam, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Madhya Pradesh, India.
By Rose George - 09 November 18:11

The subject of periods and menstruation is even more taboo for India's girls than defecation - many have no idea what is happening when the bleeding starts.

Mohammad Zafar (R) and wife Zaheen Akhtar
By Samira Shackle - 09 November 10:15

Samira Shackle interviews Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, one of the directors of the Oscar-winning documentary "Saving Face".

New Statesman
By Kamila Kocialkowska - 08 November 18:08

The escalating cultural merit of street art is causing legal wrangles in cities campaigning for its removal

An actual tiger mother.
By Ed Smith - 08 November 9:52

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

NKarl-Heinz Hille at the Beards and Moustaches World Championship
By Nicholas Lezard - 08 November 9:51

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out in London" column.

New Statesman
By Caroline Criado-Perez - 05 November 10:05

Women are underrepresented on the airwaves. Broadcasters say they can’t find female experts. The founders of "The Women's Room", a new index of female talking heads, say they're just not looking hard enough.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien was named "Bigot of the Year" by Stonewall
By Nelson Jones - 02 November 17:01

By continuing to have a Bigot of the Year award, Stonewall is indulging in playground politics that sits ill with its new role as a facilitator of best practice in the public realm.

Children at a summer camp in 1967
By Talitha Stevenson - 01 November 9:24

Songs of Innocence - review.

Jimmy Savile after receiving his OBE in 1972
By Will Self - 01 November 6:58

Will Self's "Madness of Crowds" column.

Conrad Black earlier this year
By Sophie Elmhirst - 01 November 6:25

Sophie Elmhirst has coffee with the last tycoon.

New Skinny size me: some women dramatise their inner conflict by shedding weight
By Rachel Cusk - 31 October 18:33

Trust me, notice me, feed me: every female body conveys a message. So, when a woman starves herself, what is she saying?

Illustration by Aron Vellekoop León
By Rafael Behr - 31 October 18:27

Millions of households have suffered a fall in living standards in these past few years. So when the politicians are seen to collude in what feels like a rip-off . . .

Models pose in pink at the launch of this year's Breast Cancer Campaign
By Caroline Crampton - 31 October 17:02

There are many, many reasons why the "pink ribbon" campaign isn't always a force for good.

New Statesman
By New Statesman - 25 October 18:28

Four rising stars of Chinese photography give a glimpse into the country's youth culture and fashion scene.

Alt-na-reigh, the cottage owned by Jimmy Savile
By Brian Moore - 25 October 10:28

The writer and former England rugby international Brian Moore says he isn’t at all surprised the DJ’s victims didn’t speak up earlier. As long as victims live in fear of not being listened to, they won’t talk.

By Tom Cook - 23 October 11:40

On "Mortality", journalism and Russell Brand.

The Southall Black Sisters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
By Ray Filar - 23 October 11:17

You don’t need an MA in Gender Studies to engage with feminist ideas, just an open mind and a willingness to learn.

Caitlin Moran. Photograph: Getty Images.
By Rhiannon and Holly - 22 October 9:41

Some educated women seem to want to keep feminism for themselves and cloak it in esoteric theory.

The town of Ilfracombe. Photograph: visitilfracombe.co.uk
By Alan White - 20 October 11:37

The disappearance of a teenager in a small Devonian town still raises questions nearly a decade later, writes Alan White.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 20 October 10:17

Saying more than that would give the game away...

By Mehdi Hasan - 16 October 10:36

A response to the reaction to my most recent column.

A banner carried during a march on the International Day of Abortion in Mexico
By Caroline Criado-Perez - 15 October 8:51

It's a lack of consideration of women's lives, not gender or faith, that sours the abortion debate.

Many disabled people and carers derive comfort and support from their church
By Nicky Clark - 13 October 12:00

It is obscene to degrade and stigmatise disabled people as some kind of punishment for past wrongdoing.

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