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How activists have fought back against the escalating housing crisis
The last five years have seen astronomical rises in rents, evictions and spiralling rates of homelessness but communities have been organising, fighting back and, whisper it, winning.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
I lost my home to crumbling cliffs – my coastal community is the canary in the coal mine
After Kevin Jordan was made homeless by climate change he began organising to try and make those in power take the thread of the crisis seriously.
Written by: Kevin Jordan
Join us for Rishi Sunak’s Leaving Drinks
Huck is teaming up with our friends at Dalston Superstore and Queer House Party to bring you an election night viewing party like no other.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Inside the wild world of novelty political candidates
From Binface to Buckethead, Elmo to Mr. Fish Finger, Britain has a long history of madly dressed mavericks standing in elections, but who are they, who votes for them and what do they represent? Kyle MacNeill investigates.
Written by: Kyle MacNeill
Can things only get better, again?
With the re-emergence of D:Ream’s euphoric 1993 hit and a ’97 style Labour landslide looking likely, Hannah Ewens dives deep into the creation of Cool Britannia, and asks experts whether it could be repeated again.
Written by: Hannah Ewens
The activists fighting the mental health crisis
Micha Frazer-Carroll examines the way the mental health crisis has escalated in the last five years and meets those organising to end it.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
I was made homeless 11 days after the Asylum decision I waited 16 years for
After spending years waiting for a decision on his refugee status torture survivor Gideon discovered his traumatic fight for security was far from over.
Written by: Gideon, a client at Freedom from Torture
How communities of colour fought back
Micha Frazer-Carroll examines the challenges that the UK’s minoritised communities have faced over the last five years, and reports on the ways that they have come together to organise, support and uplift one another.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
What it's really like to access gender affirming healthcare as a young trans woman
In explaining her often difficult, frustrating and long journey through the healthcare system, Johanna Kirkpatrick dispels many of the myths surrounding gender identity clinics.
Written by: Johanna Kirkpatrick
Inside life at the centre of the cost of living crisis
Jamie Ginns is the strategic lead at Greenwich Foodbank. Here he details the realities of day to day life at the bank and the stories of the many thousands they help every year.
Written by: Jamie Ginns
My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK
Although the UK is more tolerant than the country they fled, the government's persecution of migrants and LGBTQ people, as well as the labyrinthine asylum system, continues to make torture survivor King feel unsafe.
Written by: King, a client at Freedom from Torture
Introducing Election 2024
Digital Editor Ben Smoke introduces Huck’s election coverage and lets you know what you can expect over the next five weeks.
Written by: Ben Smoke