Tenants, unions and politicians back calls for a rent freeze

Flat Broke

As rents in UK cities continue to skyrocket, Sadiq Khan, Mick Lynch and others have joined forces to call on the Government for immediate action.

Art & Culture

Vibrant photos of Glasgow street life in the ’70s and ’80s

'A tough place to live'

Photographer Peter Degnan captures housing estates, flea markets and local characters during a transformative chapter of Scottish history.

Art & Culture

Portraying three generations of poverty in England

In 1992, photographer Craig Easton was dispatched to Blackpool to meet the ordinary people demonised by Conservative Party policies and rhetoric. There he got to know the Williams family, whose lives he would document over the next 14 years.

News & Politics

Inside the UK’s anti-migrant protests

Nation of hate

Demonstrations in Rotherham, Erskine, Warwickshire and St. Helens last weekend show an alarming rise in the frequency of anti-migrant protests as well as the numbers attending them. But tensions have been brewing for a long time.

News & Politics

The forgotten charity workers on strike to survive

Vital support

As demand for services rises, low pay and poor conditions are pushing third sector workers into the arms of other charities.

News & Politics > Activism

Meet the ‘trollhunters’ battling climate disinformation online

Hoax so simple

Fuelled by their passion for the environment and disdain for “nonsense”, an anonymous collective called Team Ninja Trollhunters is patrolling Twitter for accounts spreading climate crisis conspiracies and denialism.

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