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JA Mortram’s harsh, bleak portrait of life on the UK’s fringes

Small Town Inertia 2 — Almost two decades since he first began documenting marginalised people in his local town of Dereham in Norfolk, the photographer is set to return with an expansive, personal second volume of his life-long project.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

Why teachers are gearing up to strike in Britain

‘The situation is dire’ — The education sector is at a breaking point. And now, amid a cost of living crisis, many teachers feel they have little choice but to take industrial action, reports Nadeine Asbali.

  • Activism
  • Nadeine Asbali

Thousands come together to protest the cost of living crisis

Tax the rich — Last weekend saw people gather across the country in demonstrations sparked by a steep rise in the energy price cap.

  • Culture
  • Huck

Londoners unite to declare the Tories not fit to govern

People’s Assembly — Over the weekend, thousands of protestors came together to condemn the Government for its countless failures and continued corruption. Huck photographer Theo McInnes was on hand to capture the action.

  • Activism
  • Huck

Unflinching photos of austerity in Newcastle in the ‘70s & ‘80s

Invisible Britain — When photographer Tish Murtha died suddenly in 2013, she left behind a largely forgotten archive of extraordinary images of working-class communities in the North East. Now, her daughter Ella is seeking to revive her mother’s legacy with a documentary film.

  • Culture
  • Daniel Dylan Wray

Caleb Femi and Athian Akec in conversation

Voices of a generation — The 17-year-old activist and politician Athian Akec speaks to Caleb Femi about his book, 'Poor' – a collection of poems exploring the strife and joys of young Black boys in 21st century Peckham.

  • Culture
  • Athian Akec

How the 2010 student protests radicalised me

A decade of fighting — 10 years on from the tuition fee vote, writer Ben Smoke reflects on the violence and chaos of a day that would shape the future politics of a generation.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Disabled people don't want handouts: we want equality

Visibility now — To mark 25 years this month since the Disability Discrimination Act came into effect, in an extract from her book 'Crippled', writer Frances Ryan argues that it's time to stop seeing disabled people as a drain on the public purse and to defend their fundamental rights.

  • Opinion
  • Frances Ryan

Austerity is the real enemy of women – not trans people

The fight for funding — A dearth of compassion for trans people makes it easier to pit them against cis women and children. But the true evil is right under our noses, writes Nicola Dinan.

  • Opinion
  • Nicola Dinan

The dire truth behind London’s housing crisis

Cleansing a city — A new documentary, We’re Still Here, follows activist groups and social housing tenants caught up in London’s rampant social cleansing.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

The world’s in crisis – it’s time to act

This is The Fightback — The Fightback is a new Huck series platforming the activists making a vital difference in their local communities – and we want to hear from you.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

How austerity targeted... homeless people

Cut out: a decade of destruction — In the final instalment of Cut Out, writer and activist Tom Balderstone recalls how Tory cuts led to an unprecedented rise in homelessness.

  • Opinion
  • Tom Balderstone

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