Peace, justice and activism

Women throughout the world have always played their part in struggles against colonialism, imperialism and other forms of oppression.

There is a big hole in the history of the LGBT movement in Britain. Each step towards equality for LGBT people, every positive move in public opinion, was the result of campaigning.

Chavs is the most influential book on class and politics in our time.

Eyewitness accounts from an observer in Israel-Palestine

The scale of the Rotherham child protection scandal has led professionals responsible for safeguarding children in other regions to recognise the extent of child abuse in their area and consider how to respond efficiently.

Offers a unique insights into what prompts people to abandon their ancestral homes and the dreams that send them questing for a better life.

Far from being a mediaeval practice eradicated in modern times, torture continues to thrive the world over, mostly in places where people are deprived of their liberty, but also elsewhere.

Huddersfield, 1914—while many signed up to fight in the war that would engulf the next four years, the town’s community of conscientious objectors was growing.

"What did you do in the war, daddy?" It's a classic question - and maybe one that expected the answer to be stories of brave attacks on enemy lines, pressing forward against overwhelming odds.