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In case anyone has still missed the news - abortion rights in the UK remain under fire thanks to elements of the Human Embryology and whatno...

Remember when we discovered that protecting the rights of Muslims to practice their religion was more important than saving women's live...

Hope you all saw me on BBC One this morning explaining why expecting kids to wear school ties is (a) pointless - they will always push the r...

Dealing with domestic violence is a notoriously complicated issue. Victims are often unwilling to testify either because they fear reprisal...

Thanks very much to everyone who's been in touch since Saturday about my appearance on BBC Radio Five Live. For those who missed it - t...

The new scheme to give parents the option to find out if people close to their children have a history of sexual offenses is about to start...

On Wednesday night I compered a charity gig in Ipswich. Mr Cru was on the bill too and lots of friends of ours so we were really looking fo...

...then please read this report about the UK sex industry by Julie Bindel . Disturbing but important stuff.

Well at risk of having all my readers melt away in jealousy and/or accuse me of taking neo-colonial holidays totally lacking in respect for ...

Had a rather lovely review (of my solo show Apes Like Me) from one4review.com. You may read it here . If you are headed to Edinburgh you m...

A short story about me appears in the Independent's "festival diary" today. It's pretty self-explanatory.

Female heterosexual readers currently in a sexual relationship (of whatever commitment and intensity level), may wish to direct their partne...

Too busy for "real" blogging but a couple of interesting things. 1) Did a Radio Five Live discussion this morning with the truly d...

Phew! Well obviously not a spare second for blogging in August but here's a quick update from the festival. Shows going well. My solo...

In case anyone hadn't heard - my solo Edinburgh show Apes Like Me opens tomorrow 7pm C Soco Urban Garden and you can buy tickets right h...

First a warning: if you're reading this while having a bowl of breakfast cereal - finish eating before you click the link, otherwise you...

If you're one of these free-thinking leftie, tree-hugging radical types who thinks stoning women to death for adultery comes under the h...

I know I shouldn't read the Daily Mail but someone sent me the link and I got curious. This article is disgusting. The story is about...

Welcome one and all to the 25th Carnival of Socialism . There's no special theme to the carnival other than "political stuff from ...

I have been asked to host the next Carnival of Socialism right here on the Cru-blog. It'll be out on 25th July. So you've got til...