All articles written by Baroness Chakrabarti on PoliticsHome.com

01 Jun Books & culture

"A case study in what the stage does best": Baroness Chakrabarti reviews 'Inter Alia'

With its commanding lead performance by Rosamund Pike, I challenge you not to be enthralled and provoked by this urgent legal drama

11 Mar Books & culture

"One of the most memorable films of the last year": Baroness Chakrabarti on 'Train Dreams'

With its stunning locations and exquisite cinematography, this Oscar-nominated portrait of the life of an American itinerant labourer at the turn of the 20th century is also the story of the country itself

29 Oct 2025 Books & culture

'Glorious': Baroness Chakrabarti reviews 'One Battle After Another'

A gripping, genre-busting 162-minute epic, prepare to be entertained by Paul Thomas Anderson's morally complex and funny film

24 Sep 2024 Books & culture

A new entry into the pantheon of great US prison dramas: Baroness Chakrabarti reviews 'Sing Sing'

With penal reform high on our domestic agenda – and with the US presidential election just six short weeks away – go and see this exquisite study of hope and possibility, starring the infinitely watchable Colman Domingo

10 Oct 2023 Home affairs

Labour is nothing if it does not stand up to attacks on our democracy

As we head towards general elections on both sides of the Atlantic, the battle to protect post-war democratic values is on.

04 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Protecting the right to strike has never been so important

“The trade unions are a long-established and essential part of our national life...we take our stand by these pillars of our British society as it has gradually developed and evolved itself, of the right of individual labouring men to adjust their wages and conditions by collective bargaining, including the right to strike...”

20 Jun 2022 Books & culture

This way to the gift shop: Baroness Chakrabarti reviews 'Mexican Geniuses'

Anodyne and commercialised, this virtual exhibition of the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, does little justice to the complexity of the art or politics

11 May 2021 Home affairs

Mandatory voter photo ID is an illiberal and discriminatory solution to a problem that doesn’t exist

As opposition strives to unite around a vision of a post-pandemic future, a government so adept at divide and rule would be wise not to unite us in resistance to these measures.

24 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

It’s high time the Coronavirus Act is replaced

One of the biggest constitutional defects in the legislation is the “yes or no” renewal vote with no ability for legislators to amend or refine it.

12 Jul 2019 Political parties

We can’t protect victims of sexual violence on the cheap

Rape prosecutions are falling while the time taken to charge suspects is increasing. A Labour government will work with both mental health and legal professionals to ensure that rape victims receive the care and justice they need, writes Baroness Chakrabarti

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01 Mar 2018

No gender equality without the rule of law

Barrister Baroness Chakrabarti, CBE, guest blogs for the Bar Council, seeking answers from the legal world and giving her view on how to address the vast issue of gender equality and protect the rule of law from "enemies of the people cynicism".