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All hail Coleen Rooney, the hero we need right now

Save us — The slog of Brexit is too much to bear. A literary mystery with explosive consequences is the perfect tonic for these dark times – and we scarcely deserve Rooney’s work.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Dreamy photos of people seeking escape by the sea

In partnership with Ace & Tate — Photographer Ruth Baldry documents the people who visit Landguard – a coastal viewpoint where history, nature and industry find themselves entangled.

  • Photography
  • Huck

Top Boy exposes the problem with British broadcasting

Middle class mediocrity — The show, which considers financial struggle, alienation and racism, was one of the few important documents of life in modern Britain. So why did Channel 4 cancel it?

  • Opinion
  • Nathalie Olah

Pay-to-win: the great injustice of private education

It’s time for an overhaul — Labour is right about abolishing private schools. Upholding tiered education because it benefits your child is not wanting the ‘best’ for them – it is wanting worse for others.

  • Opinion
  • Tristan Cross

Why UK doctors are now prescribing surf therapy

The wave project — The Wave Project is the country’s first-ever surf therapy charity, helping young people find resilience through the sport.

  • Surf
  • Eva Clifford

What we learned from The World Transformed 2019

Power in the grassroots — Earlier this month, the annual arts and politics festival returned for its biggest – and most radically transformative – year yet.

  • Reportage
  • Ben Smoke

The lost freedom of East London’s strip pubs

The disappearing city — Strip pubs are an integral part of East London’s past – but shifting attitudes and rising rents are eating away at their freedoms, and casting doubt over their future.

  • Reportage
  • Jessica Furseth

Adventurers choose their favourite Europe nature spots

In partnership with Keen — Daniel Neilson, James Forrest and Alan Hinkes reveal the areas that are closest to their hearts – and why it’s so important that we keep them protected.

  • Outdoors
  • Huck

The story behind London’s most radical design studio

Paddington Printshop — From anti-landlord housing struggles, to socialist activism: the Paddington Printshop designed the aesthetic of rebellion in the 20th century.

  • Art
  • Jacob Charles Wilson

Birmingham’s independent art scene is fighting for its life

Another casualty — Digbeth, which lies just west of HS2’s Phase One development site, faces an existential threat in the face of rising rents, changing demographics and government cuts.

  • Activism
  • Luke Charnley

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