Are the police more bothered about offensive comments by female officers than actual abuse by male officers?
Police failures helped Simon Levy murder two women. They show there remains significant institutional misogyny in the police.
Sonia Sodha
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(Yet another) police failure on free speech
The Arday affair shows it's time for an independent review of police incursions into our democratic rights
Is Andy Burnham undoing the worst bits of Starmerism?
Thoughts on the Prime Minister's first two weeks in office
The conversion practices bill: vibes-based legislating
Labour MPs are rallying in support of a dangerous bill that risks criminalising parents who don't agree to their child's social transition
A social media announcement for a social media age
The government's social media ban for under 16s is a huge policy intervention lacking any detail as to how it will be implemented. It doesn't inspire confidence.
The MPs who think they can overturn law by blocking statutory guidance
MPs who oppose single-sex facilities and services need to be honest enough to campaign for a change in the law
I don't care about your male howls of anger. The answer is no.
The reaction to guidance explaining that men can't lawfully identify into female-only spaces was inevitable, but depressing.
Where does Labour go from here?
A tough by-election, a phoney-war leadership contest - the next few weeks will be brutal
Should it be over for Starmer?
Grandees from all sides of politics have warned against changing PM. Are they right?
Why the Mandelson scandal matters
The detail may be technical, but the last week tells us something important about Starmer