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Frankie Miren

Frankie Miren is a freelance journalist. She is part of the English Collective of Prostitutes, and the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement 

June 2019

  • Posed photograph of a woman in a street

    A change in Irish law was meant to help sex workers. So why are they being jailed?

    Frankie Miren
    Lobbyists say making payment for sex illegal targets punters. But in fact it makes workers’ bodies into crime scenes, says journalist Frankie Miren

March 2018

  • International Women’s Day in Istanbul

    The panel
    Why we’re striking for women’s rights today

    Iida Käyhkö, Frankie Miren Susana Benavides and Rosie Ferguson
    Protests are taking place across the world to mark International Women’s Day. Here’s what we’re standing up for, say Iida Käyhkö, Frankie Mullin and Rosie Ferguson

December 2017

  • sex worker

    MPs, we urgently need to talk about – and to help protect – Britain’s sex workers

    Frankie Miren
    On Monday we’re holding a vigil as the inquiry into prostitution ends: we have to make parliament aware of the risks 70,000 people face, writes Frankie Mullin, a freelance journalist and part of the English Collective of Prostitutes

October 2017

  • MP Gavin Shuker, parliament in background

    Parliament’s inquiry into ‘pop-up brothels’ is misguided and one-sided

    Frankie Miren
    MPs should speak to sex workers about the realities of the off-street trade before they rush to judgment, writes campaigner Frankie Mullin

August 2017

  • brothel sign

    If 70-year-old cleaners are convicted of running brothels, the law isn’t working

    Frankie Miren
    The prosecution of Christy Norman, a brothel cleaner who attempted to save a man’s life, has left Britain’s sex workers reeling, writes Frankie Mullin, a freelance journalist

August 2015

  • Silhouette Mother And Son Standing In Corridor

    ‘We can’t go back’: families seeking asylum fear destitution

    Government proposals to remove support from asylum seekers with children are unlikely to persuade families to leave, but will cause homelessness and destitution

April 2015

  • survey

    Shortcuts
    Children addicted to porn? Don’t believe everything the surveys say

    Recent news stories making startling claims have come off the back of polls that were conducted by research companies. But how trustworthy are they?

March 2015

  • France, shoplifting in a supermarket.

    Rape victims with petty convictions denied compensation

    The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority routinely refuses to make awards to women who have committed minor offences

October 2014

  • GP Pippa Hayes with one of her sons, Rory. She believes doctors should encourage smaller families

    How to save the planet? Stop having children

    Frankie Miren: Doctors should be encouraging people to have smaller families for the sake of the environment, says GP

September 2014

  • A scene from Nekromantik

    Film blog
    Cult film shocker Nekromantik to get UK release after BBFC grants 18 certificate

    Arrival of ‘one of the most transgressive films ever’ reignites debate about acceptable limits for horror and pornography, writes Frankie Miren

August 2014

  • Written on the body: genetic and molecular data is collected from thousands of individuals.

    Mapping our lives: the importance of lifelong health studies

    Frankie Mullin: Longitudinal health studies follow subjects from ‘womb to tomb’ to create a fingerprint of a healthy human. And there is one thing that has a huge impact on our wellbeing

May 2014

  • Pregnancy medication

    Pregnant women get sick too, so is there a case for medication?

    For years expectant mothers have been advised to avoid medication and excluded from clinical trials. But, asks Frankie Miren, is this endangering their health and that of their children?

April 2014

  • Prozac Capsule

    Are we using antidepressants to paper over the cracks of a fractured society?

    Frankie Miren: Use of antidepressant drugs has become more common than ever before. Perhaps it’s time that we looked at the wider causes of this trend

January 2014

  • strip club

    Strippers are not the problem – they're just doing a job

    Frankie Miren
  • Liz Jones, Celebrity Big Brother

    Deaf people such as Liz Jones and me want to be included in the conversation

    Frankie Miren