Politics “These issues are high up Corbyn’s agenda“: Maxine Peake on the crisis in social housing The actress is narrating a new film about how the UK dismantled its council housing stock. By Harriet Williamson
Culture Fashion’s Lolita moment: why are campaigns so keen to fetishise young girls? By Harriet Williamson
Model workers: The clothes shops that only hire beautiful people The likes of American Apparel and Abercrombie & Fitch expect their sales staff to conform to a narrow conception… By Harriet Williamson
Children’s bodies in adult clothes: fashion’s love affair with youth and size zero Why - even though fashion is aimed at adult women - does it use teenage models? Is it because… By Harriet Williamson
Are ultra-thin fashion bloggers encouraging young women to starve themselves? Many sufferers of eating disorders love to look at the super-skinny stars of fashion blogging on Tumblr and Instagram.… By Harriet Williamson
How many models will speak out against Terry Richardson before the fashion industry cares? Allegations abound that the photographer behaves inappropriately on shoots. But he continues to be booked by fashion magazines and… By Harriet Williamson