Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER

While politicians fixate on defence budgets, the real answers lie in peace-building and economic justice, says ALAN SIMPSON

As Ash Regan’s Unbuyable Bill sparks debate in Scotland, the real issue remains unaddressed: a digitalised sex industry and a neoliberal economy that repackages exploitation as empowerment while leaving women’s material conditions unchanged, argues LAUREN HARPER

Under current policy, welfare cuts are just a small downpayment on future austerity, argues MICHAEL BURKE