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Why the world still needs the Women’s March

Strength in numbers — This weekend, hundred of protestors took to the streets of London to march against violence and austerity.

  • Reportage
  • Lydia Morrish

Gay’s The Word: inside England’s only LGBTQ bookshop

Four decades on — This week marks the 40th anniversary of Gay’s The Word, a UK institution that fought police raids, prejudice and censorship to become a hub of social activism. We talk to manager Jim MacSweeney about the fights the venue has faced over the years.

  • Activism
  • Patrick O’Connell

A trip down Greek Street, old Soho’s final frontier

A secret history — From backstreet bars to secret restaurants, London’s Greek Street has spent decades fending off threats from developers, maintaining its old ‘shit’ Soho charm in the process.

  • Reportage
  • Jessica Furseth

The Channel crossings: your guide to the so-called ‘crisis’

All you need to know — Since Christmas Day, 100 people have crossed the English Channel seeking refuge and asylum in what is being called a ‘major’ national crisis. Writer Ben Smoke talks us through the mess.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

We stand in solidarity with the Stansted 15

‘Shame on the home office’ — Yesterday, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the home office in support of the activists, who were convicted after blocking a deportation flight in 2017.

  • Activism
  • Kieron Monks

Welcome to Britain, a country that has finally lost its mind

Please help — Two years of constant political arguments and very little progress over Brexit has come to a head. Please, Theresa – put us all out of our misery.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Brexit unpacked: your bullshit-free guide to the current mess

What is happening? — While it’s easy to switch off, Brexit will shape British politics, and our lives, for a generation – so we owe it to ourselves not to clock out. Writer Ben Smoke talks us through the mess.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

Back in the day: photos of Liverpool in the 1980s

Street style — Photographer Rob Bremner captures a city brimming with character and style; filled with people living defiantly in the face of difficulty.

  • Photography
  • Jonathan Turton

The rights of UK sex workers are under threat – why?

Everything you need to know — While sex work has always been a precarious profession, the UK government is now pushing it to its limits. Writer Lydia Morrish meets the collectives and organisations who are revolting for their rights.

  • Reportage
  • Lydia Morrish

The Martin Parr guide to northern England

Return to Manchester — The iconic photographer reflects on the North, and the locations that have inspired him over the years: ‘The place is still as bonkers as ever, it’s very surreal.’

  • Photography
  • Hannah Clugston

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