England
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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.’
Written by: Hannah Clugston
Dispatches from Birmingham’s Supreme Cat Show
No vaping please — ‘Like an IKEA for cats’: photographer Joe Hart heads to the most prestigious event on the UK’s feline calendar.
Written by: Huck
How to start a truly innovative theatre company
Five steps to success — Forced Entertainment is a radical, Sheffield-based company that has spent 34 years dismantling everything we thought we knew about performance. Here, they share their tips on shaking up the system.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
A post-Brexit portrait of life in Gibraltar
What happens now? — The UK territory, which lies on the southern tip of Spain, is facing an uncertain future thanks to the result of the EU referendum. In an ongoing project, photographer Luke Archer captures the fallout.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Inside the UK’s most radical indie publishers
Part Six: OWN IT! — Launched in 2014, OWN IT! is a ‘storytelling lifestyle brand’ that blends traditional publishing with digital innovations and integrated live shows, creating a space where art meets activism.
Written by: Kit Caless
Stormzy has made me proud to be a black Cambridge graduate
Time for change — With his scholarship, the London rapper isn’t just paying for the recipient’s tuition – he’s showing a whole generation of young, black students that Oxbridge could be an option for them.
Written by: Alex Mistlin
Pictures of really, really rich people getting drunk
The last hurrah — Throughout the ’80s, photographer Dafydd Jones captured the well-heeled hedonists of England’s upper classes. ‘It was another world going on behind closed doors,’ he remembers.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The rise and fall of Sheffield’s brutalist post-war utopia
Streets in the sky — At the end of the ’80s, social experiment Hyde Park – one of the largest high-rise tower blocks in Europe – faced demolition. Photographer Bill Stephenson was there to watch it happen.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
