A mural which disappeared from the wall of a north London shop last year but resurfaced in an auction in Miami – only to be withdrawn at the last minute – has gone on sale in London and was on Sunday evening expected to raise £900,000.
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'The abuse has become a daily thing': punks and goths hail overdue recognition
Thursday 04 April 2013
Manchester Police to classify as hate crimes attacks against subculture members
Nick Clegg suffers further popularity slump among Liberal Democrat members
Tuesday 26 March 2013
Poll found half of members are dissatisfied with performance as leader, while Vince Cable is their favourite of the party's ministers
Tackling FGM, violence against women and forced marriage around the world
Friday 15 March 2013
High on the agenda was women’s political participation, ending female genital cutting, early and forced marriage, trafficking, and violence against women
Victims of FGM and charities that fight against it must be involved in Government eradication efforts
Friday 08 March 2013
Decades of activism underpin this new drive against female circumcision
Airing controversial views is the great skill of Julie Burchill's career - and something the Observer should never shy away from
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Does the Twitter mob now set the rules on fair comment?
The world has gone mad if Julie Burchill can’t stir things up and cause offence
Tuesday 15 January 2013
This row shows the sensitivity police are ever more powerful and vigilant
If charities are going to survive in the 21st century, they can't rely on government alone
Monday 10 December 2012
Only genuinely voluntary donations provide charities with funding that is sustainable over the long term. In times of austerity, charities find out the hard way
Laurie Penny: That's enough politeness – women need to rise up in anger
Thursday 08 March 2012
The men who run the world have become too used to not being afraid. Let's make them afraid
Teenager sex attack figures 'shocking' says Nick Clegg
Monday 05 March 2012
Nick Clegg told a group of teenage girls today that he found it "shocking" that a third of their peers have reported they have experienced some form of sexual violence from a boyfriend.
Cardinal attacks government gay marriage plans
Sunday 04 March 2012
David Cameron faces fresh pressure from church leaders over the Government's plans for gay marriage.
Archbishop of Canterbury backs campaign against same-sex marriages
Monday 20 February 2012
David Cameron is to face a mass petition opposing plans to launch a "hostile strike" on the traditional view of marriage, campaigners said today.
Premier League pledge to tackle homophobia
Thursday 02 February 2012
Premier League football clubs today showed homophobia the red card as they pledged to eradicate it from the game.
Chris Bryant: My laser eye surgery helped me see things more clearly. This was one of them...
Saturday 14 January 2012
A Political Life
Minister warns hardline regimes: respect your women or aid ceases
Friday 25 November 2011
In Afghanistan, two million girls are now at school as a result of foreign aid donations
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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