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How austerity targeted... rural towns & communities

Cut out: a decade of destruction — Layoffs, isolation and loss of funding: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Emma Garland explores how Tory cuts have destroyed our towns and villages.

  • Opinion
  • Emma Garland

How austerity targeted… the LGBTQ community

Cut out: a decade of destruction — From HIV prevention to domestic abuse: in the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer Louis Staples explores how Tory cuts have gutted LGBTQ support networks.

  • Opinion
  • Louis Staples

How austerity targeted... Northern cities

Cut out: a decade of destruction — Newcastle should be one of the best cities in the world – so why is it crumbling? In the latest instalment of Cut Out, writer and poet Alex Niven explores how Tory cuts destroyed his hometown.

  • Opinion
  • Alex Niven

How austerity targeted... our mental health

Cut out: a decade of destruction — In the second instalment of our new series exploring the legacy of Tory cuts, writer Emily Reynolds examines their effects on the mental health sector.

  • Opinion
  • Emily Reynolds

How austerity targeted... communities of colour

Cut out: a decade of destruction — In the first of our new series exploring the 10-year legacy of Tory cuts, writer Micha Frazer-Carroll examines their effects on people of colour.

  • Opinion
  • Micha Frazer-Carroll

Another royal baby? This privileged third child will get benefits but ours won't

From Where I Stand — Will and Kate are having a third baby, and unlike the rest of us they’ll be entitled to plenty of benefits for their spoilt third sprog.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

The British university where a degree doesn't mean a lifetime of debt

Learning for love, not money — In a society that is obsessed with consumer culture, even our education system is marketised, coming at an ever-increasing price. With students leaving university in masses of debt, the Free University of Brighton are offering a degree without the price tag. Could this be the start of an alternative education system for all?

  • Reportage
  • Taylor McGraa

What does the future hold for young people in Greece?

“I don’t want to die at 55.” A summer report. — As the economic crisis deepens, Huck heads to Athens to meet the protesters of Omonoiea Square, and the waitresses serving tourists on nearby Crete, to get a feel for what the future holds for young Greeks.

  • Activism
  • Breena Kerr

UK police finally wise up about cannabis, but only because they’re broke

Cuts, cannabis and clicktivism — As a government online petition takes off and austerity forces police to rethink their approach, is the UK drug debate finally catching up with the rest of the world? And could legalisation be in sight?

  • Opinion
  • Alex King

Why everything you thought you knew about money, debt and austerity is wrong

Shadow banks, odious debt and the Euro fairytale — The Greek crisis has pitted people against the “laws” of economics. Documentary Money Puzzles exposes the myths at the foundation of neoclassical economics and goes in search of the reality on the streets of Athens, Argentina and the City of London.

  • Activism
  • Alex King

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