Simon Hayes
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Eight: Silver Press — From Audre Lorde to Leonora Carrington, Silver Press is the London publishing house uncovering forgotten feminist gems: ‘We’re working on bringing back into print strange women writers who we feel offer some reflection or guidance for the present – we think of them a little as mothers of the press.’
Written by: Kit Caless
A definitive guide to the history of medical cannabis
Join us on this journey — From aiding constipation in ancient China, to relieving Queen Victoria’s period pains, writer and pharmacist Jonny Winship uncovers the surprising legacy of the controversial drug.
Written by: Jonny Winship
It is time for Tony Blair to stop talking and go away
Read the room Tony — The former Prime Minister is a haunted relic who continues to plea for attention and relevance. It’s not helping anyone.
Written by: Dawn Foster
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Seven: Repeater Books — Described as the ‘the love child of Verso and Faber’, Repeater Books is an exciting new voice in left-wing literature – revolutionising the tired world of cultural theory and criticism.
Written by: Kit Caless
Bold, broke and backing real music: 10 years of The Quietus
‘Nobody thought we’d make it’ — As the music publication celebrates a decade of editorial independence, founders John Doran and Luke Turner reflect on the highs and lows of their tumultuous tenure – from stealing Mick Hucknall’s clothes to launching their own label.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Stormzy has made me proud to be a black Cambridge graduate
Time for change — With his scholarship, the London rapper isn’t just paying for the recipient’s tuition – he’s showing a whole generation of young, black students that Oxbridge could be an option for them.
Written by: Alex Mistlin
What was Roe Vs Wade – and why is it important now?
All you need to know — As the Trump Administration turns its menacing gaze towards reproductive rights, Roe vs Wade is under threat. Here, we explain the landmark ruling – and what could happen if its overturned.
Written by: Elly Belle
The fundamental problem with ‘free speech’ & the UK media
We’re doing this wrong — The British media has a lot to answer for: casually inviting far-right voices onto television and radio only emboldens and sanitises their ideas, and puts us all at risk.
Written by: Dawn Foster
How to survive No Deal Brexit, from a real-life survival expert
Keep calm and stockpile food — With the prospect of food and medicine shortages, grounded flights and surges in price, we ask professional survival skills instructor Paul Kirtley how to make it through the post-Brexit apocalypse.
Written by: Niall Flynn
The dark world of forced deportation
All you need to know — Earlier this week, Swedish student Elin Ersson went viral for halting the deportation of a 52-year-old Afghani man. But this was a tiny part of a much bigger, and more sinister, story.
Written by: Ben Smoke
