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Regulating Relationships: Emotional Abuse and Violence
27 February 2013 3:29 PM | No CommentsAt a recent Manchester Salon event, Helen Reece and Anna Percy discussed new domestic violence legislation that expands the definition of DV to include 'emotional abuse' and 'coercive control'.
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Nude Norms: The Curious Case of the Castro
21 January 2013 3:25 PM | No CommentsChris Ashford and Sara Mohammadzadeh note how sexual freedom has shifted from the radical narrative of the 70s to the more cautious and homogenous attitude of the twenty-first century.
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“I can’t imagine why you would want to watch this…”
25 November 2012 11:03 AM | No CommentsJane Fae argues that the real danger to individual freedom lies in the sub-legal level: the legal establishment's view of what the law OUGHT to say.
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Extreme Pornography: Legal Theory, Institutional Reality
27 August 2012 4:15 PM | 5 CommentsFollowing the Simon Walsh case, Nick Cowen challenges the arguments of those academic legal theorists who claimed the objections to the 'extreme pornography law' were overwrought or unjustified.
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Reflections and Future Legal Directions After #porntrial
10 August 2012 12:32 PM | No CommentsChris Ashford was an expert witness in R v Walsh. He reflects here on the potential legal implications of the case.
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The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage
09 May 2012 1:09 PM | No CommentsChris Ashford notes that, despite politics on both sides of the Atlantic being dominated by the subject of same-sex marriage, most politicians remain frustratingly vague about their views.
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Racism Archive
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British Workers and the US Civil War
Posted on February 14, 2013 | 1 CommentPaul Thomas reviews 'British Workers & the US Civil War': James Heartfield's pamphlet that tells the little-known story of how Lancashire cotton workers supported the fight against slavery. -
Breivik’s Mirror
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsCharles Brickdale argues that, in their bigotry and self-righteousness, ‘Hope Not Hate’ are not the friends of liberty they take themselves to be, but instead Breivik’s mirror-image. -
The Myth of Racist Kids — Adrian Hart (Manifesto Club, 2009)
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsPaul Thomas reviews Adrian Hart's report on the impact of government efforts to prevent racist and homophobic bullying in schools. -
Are you aware of the Holocaust?
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsCan commemorating the Holocaust with a virtual candle help make the world a safer and more inclusive place? -
The Myth of Racist Kids
Posted on October 15, 2010 | 1 CommentA transcript of the talk given by Adrian Hart, author of 'The Myth of Racist Kids', at Leeds Salon. -
Should Universities Employ Bigots?
Posted on July 10, 2010 | No CommentsPhilip Bounds considers Nicholas Kollerstrom's dismissal for 'Holocaust denial' to be part of an ongoing war on pluralism in universities. -
Disunited Against Fascism
Posted on November 24, 2009 | 2 CommentsDanny Broderick attended an EDL rally and found the reality to be at odds with the UAF's official position. -
The TUC and the Dangers of Far-Right Obsession
Posted on November 22, 2009 | 2 CommentsObsession can be a dangerous thing, often resulting in irrational and dangerous behaviour – as shown by the Trade Union Congress’ recent vote to invite the state to discriminate in its employment practices, and bar or sack those whose views and political affiliations the TUC finds objectionable. -
Strange Fruit
Posted on June 8, 2009 | No CommentsWes Brown attended Kenan Malik's talk at the Leeds Salon.
