Laurene Boglio
Easing the gay blood ban means more sexual stigma
Pyrrhic victory — In the wake of a rule change meaning that more gay men can give blood, writer Benjamin Weil argues that the burden of AIDS discrimination has merely shifted elsewhere in the community.
Written by: Benjamin Weil
Love, sex & Google: living with OCD in the digital age
Online obsessions — The internet, with its promise of immediate answers, can be a battleground for people with OCD – particularly when it comes to relationships.
Written by: Clea Skopeliti
Meet the women of the incel movement
The truth about femcels — The ‘involuntarily celibate’ community is typically seen as being male-dominated, with female members – otherwise known as ‘femcels’ – often being overlooked. Writer Nick Chester meets the women who are being left behind.
Written by: Nick Chester
Neville Southall tackles... the National Health Service
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned internet sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week, he looks for ways to help our beloved National Health Service - from better food to paying nurses fairly, and a new weekly £1 NHS tax.
Written by: Neville Southall
Neville Southall tackles... The toxicity of Twitter
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned internet sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week, he reflects on his time on Twitter - from the trolls and the insults to learning about and supporting some of the most marginalised groups in society.
Written by: Neville Southall
Neville Southall announces... his plan to be Prime Minister
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he presents his manifesto for Britain, and lets us know what he'll do when (not if) he is elected as Prime Minister.
Written by: Neville Southall
An interview with Sean Baker, film's brightest activist
Magical mystery tour — Sean Baker has developed his own cinematic language: one packed with colour, energy and humour. But after years on the fringes, consistently bold work has cemented his status as a socially conscious voice in Hollywood.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
A vision for Britain? May can't even steal Labour policies right
From Where I Stand — The Conservatives are flapping desperately as the housing crisis continues, writes Matt Zarb-Cousin, because to admit the market is broken would be to accept that Tory ideology is dead.
Written by: Matt Zarb-Cousin
Neville Southall tackles... Youth mental health
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he turns to young people and mental health, and how we should all be outraged that cuts now see us failing our children.
Written by: Neville Southall
Neville Southall tackles… Britain's immigration system
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he turns to immigration, and a system that is lacking humanity, accompanied by an original poem.
Written by: Neville Southall
The myths surrounding your antidepressant meds
Will I be numb to the world? — In the debate around antidepressants, good advice is increasingly hard to find amongst the onslaught of hot-takes and opinions. We asked a Community Pharmacist to dispel some of the biggest myths.
Written by: Jonny Winship
Keep it in the family? The left can do better than dynasties
From Where I Stand — From Clinton to Kinnock, Trudeau to Benn, the fact political dynasties dominate progressive parties on both sides of the Atlantic is an embarrassment, writes Dawn Foster.
Written by: Dawn Foster