Laurie Penny is a journalist and activist.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAudio: New media and the British commentariatThe British media is exceptional in its status as part of the political class. But with the newsroom becoming...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPanic on the streets of London
Britain is a tinderbox, and on Friday, somebody lit a match. What are we going to do now?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYou say you want a revolution....
In July an OurKingdom exchange prefigured the current protest of young people across Britain: "There can be no...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK election: Women Going Backwards
New Labour seemed to have a strong feminist component when it came to power in 1997, its legacy is a rollback of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFeminists need to get smart over the sale of sex
As feminism begins a much needed comeback divisions over the sale of sex damage the larger cause but shouldn't, a...
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Published in: 50.50Thinly veiled misogynyAs French President Nicolas Sarkozy attempts to drive through a ban on the niqab and burqa, Laurie Penny describes...