The Pulse of Exploitation
“I found it hard to speak to the bubbly PAs and managers with their polyester suits, their watchful eyes and fake enthusiasm for everything hotel-related. The Polish cleaners knew the ...
Arts & Culture, Litro Book Club
Little Boys With Guns: An Interview with an Ex-Gang Member
“They will pull out a knife, stab you. They will shoot you. These little boys, it’s unbelievable what kind of weapons they’ve got now.” An ex-gang member on the culture ...
The Politics of Transgression: An Activist’s Story
What drives an individual to break the law or take on the might of a multinational corporation in the name of their political and social beliefs? Bella Reid talks to ...
Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Stronger?
Bella Reid investigates what lies behind the decision to be celibate, and what the consequences can be for those who chose that path.
Time for Change? Homosexuality and the Modern Church
Are there Londoners today whose lives are as strongly affected by religion as they were in 19th Century France? Is it possible for modern sex lives to be tinged with ...
Sex Secrets of Londoners
I hear it from men and women. They report having, or having once had, a secret. Not the presentable partner who meets their parents, but a lover, someone they don’t ...
Sex for Sale
A woman is sitting alone at the hotel bar with a glass of something orange in front of her. You wouldn’t know straight away that she’s a prostitute. She’s wearing ...