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Five books to get you through another year of Trump

The Reading Corner — From Hunter S. Thompson’s scorching Nixon critiques to Ivanka Trump’s vapid self-help ventures – we round up the writing that will help you survive through to 2018.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Activism

Neville Southall: Twitter’s unlikely poet laureate

A surreal interview — The former Wales international footballer dislikes Tories, defends LGBTQ rights and is fascinated by skeletons. ‘I don’t like normal stuff,’ he tells us, in a world exclusive chat.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

Opinion

Trump has reminded LGBT people how fragile our rights really are

From Where I Stand — His banning of trans people from serving in the US military is a wakeup call: The fight for our freedoms is far from over.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Opinion

Life expectancy is flatlining in Britain, the Tories are cutting years off our lives

From Where I Stand — Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 life expectancy in Britain has near enough stopped increasing, after a century of constant growth.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Activism

This general election marks the death of toxic Tory 'common sense'

The future is ours — For years we've been told British politics can't extend beyond right of centre, and socialism is a dirty word the public could never accept. That toxic lie is finally dead.

Written by: Eleanor Penny

Opinion

Does Theresa May have a secret plan to keep Britain in the European Union?

We have no proof, but who cares! — There's quite literally no evidence to suggest this is true. It's fake news. But this election is increasingly dominated by false stories and non-facts. Both the Conservative Party and our right-wing press are responsible.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Culture

Heartfelt advice from a renowned writer to a novice

'It's all shit until it isn't' — Award-winning author Colum McCann has made a book of tips to save writers time and suffering. Huck reached out to him for some personalised guidance.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Opinion

The return of the fox hunt and our demented aristocracy’s obsession with death

From Where I Stand — Of course Theresa May has pledged her allegiance to fox hunting, the ruling-class are reasserting their power in the most deranged, blood-thirsty way they know how.

Written by: Sam Kriss

Activism

Why intersexuality will be the next civil rights frontier

Binary be gone — The last twelve months have seen the march of progress for gender and sexual equality gain momentum, but the next battleground is already coming into focus.

Written by: Charlotte Richardson Andrews

Opinion

Scotland eyes independence: can nationalism deliver a progressive utopia?

From Where I Stand — When Scotland rejected independence in 2014, it was a national fear of instability that allowed unionism to prevail. Then Brexit happened, and another referendum on Scotland's future is on the cards. But is radically progressive Scottish nationalism a paradox? A Schrödinger's cat that means all things to all people?

Written by: James Butler

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