10 March 2016 Legalising Prostitution Mr Corbyn may well be right. by John Watson Jeremy Corbyn is not afraid to buck the political trend by expressing unfashionable views, but his comment at Goldsmith University that it would be civilised to decriminalise prostitution has outraged prominent members of his party. Prostitution is “exploitation and abuse” and… Continue reading Issue 44: 2016 03 10: Legalising Prostitution (John Watson)
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Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
6 August 2015 Week In Brief: UK NEWS CALAIS: Blame is the game as migrants continue to besiege the Calais terminal of Eurotunnel, with: Mr Cameron being criticised by Nigel Farage and others for referring to the migrants as a swarm; Eurotunnel criticising the French authorities for providing an insufficient number of police; Keith Vaz… Continue reading Issue 14: 2015 08 06 UK News
Issue 13: 2015 07 30: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
30 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS CHILD ABUSE: Cabinet Office papers have been discovered which show that the Head of MI5 wrote to the Cabinet Secretary in 1986 about an MP said to have ‘a penchant for small boys’. MI5’s concern was the security and political risks involved. The documents contain references to… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
Issue 13: 2015 07 30: Labour in Vain
30 July 2015 Labour in Vain by J R Thomas In another article in this week’s Shaw Sheet, we look at the exciting world of opera in modern Britain. Followers of politics in the UK may be under the impression that they are watching a live opera, albeit without the singing (so far), as the… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30: Labour in Vain
