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Marc Maron on the power to connect through listening
Stand-up Guy — After 25 years as a struggling comic, Marc Maron was close to giving up when he finally found success on his own terms: turning his intense personality into a hit podcast.
Written by: Seven T. Hanley
UK set to break promise of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020
MPs condemn lack of progress — A new report by the Home Affairs Select Committee has concluded that David Cameron’s target of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 is unlikely to be met. It also blames European countries for not anticipating the crisis and criticises their response to ‘colossal’ numbers of asylum seekers.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
Black Lives Matter activists #shutdown Heathrow Airport in London
We shut shit down — Black Lives Matter campaigners have shut down roads leading down to Heathrow Airport and other city centres in the UK this morning in a day of action.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Black Lives Matter: Why we #Shutdown Heathrow Airport this morning
We shut shit down — London Heathrow Airport was brought to a standstill this morning, as black lives matter activists blockaded roads by locking themselves together, in London and cities across the UK. Black Lives Matter might sound to you like an American movement, but the we're in a state of crisis in Britain too.
Written by: Wail Qasim
The countercultural manifesto of rasta punk Don Letts
'The minute you want what the Man is offering, you’re fucked.' — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth our favourite stories. For Huck 22: The Counterculture Issue, the 'visual terrorist' who introduced reggae to punk revealed why great things happen when worlds collide.
Written by: Cian Traynor
How will Olympic selection affect surfing and skateboarding?
A battle for the soul of the culture — News that surf and skate will feature in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has divided the community. Is Olympic selection the death of a counterculture or a bright new dawn for surf and skate?
Written by: Alex King
I asked three nine-year-olds and a dog about UK politics
Journalism in 2016 — UK politics is seriously messy right now, as it is across the Atlantic, and pundits and commentators are struggling to keep up. But a new trend has swept through the sitting-rooms of North East London: tweeting nonsense about what your children make of politics instead. Disingenuous rhetoric, or irrelevant thoughts of toddlers? We went to find out.
Written by: Michael Segalov
What could a new UK recession mean for young people?
We need an economy that works — We spoke to economist Laurie MacFarlane, who explains young people are likely to bear the brunt of another economic downturn.
Written by: Alex King
I'm backing Jeremy Corbyn, but his message and tactics need to change fast
From Where I Stand — 'Doing politics differently’ was a key promise of Jeremy Corbyn’s remarkable victory in the heady summer of 2015. But since then he has focused on his economic message, not a vision for political change. Those of us set to vote for him again as Labour leader are entitled to demand a new course - not least because Labour faces electoral annihilation unless it considers entering pacts with other progressive parties.
Written by: Luke Cooper
Snowy: The MC leading Nottingham grime’s conquest of the UK
Notts is wild — Nottingham’s hardest working MC is helping to build the foundations for a new generation of grime artists dragging the spotlight away from London.
Written by: Alex King
