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Laurie Penny

New Statesman columnist, author, Meat Market: female flesh under capitalism.

New Statesman columnist Laurie Penny is the author of Meat Market: female flesh under capitalism and her blog Penny Red was nominated for the Orwell Prize in 2010.

New Statesman columnist Laurie Penny is the author of Meat Market: female flesh under capitalism and her blog Penny Red was nominated for the Orwell Prize in 2010.

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