Michael Segalov
Trump Protest: London tells The Donald to do one
In pictures — Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of London with a simple message: Donald Trump is not welcome in Britain.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Jeremy Corbyn is no anti-Semite, but he did fuck up
From Where I Stand — Anti-Semitism in our society needs tackling head on, writes Michael Segalov. The left has a proud history of fighting racism and bigotry, and anyone blindly defending Corbyn's Facebook post is part of the problem.
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Is Craig David still a Tory? We try to find out
A bizarre interview — Back in 2010 Craig David made a DIY video and sang about supporting David Cameron. We sit down with the legendary pop star, ahead of the release of his new album, to ask him why.
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Kevin Spacey’s ‘apology’ for allegedly propositioning a teenager is insulting
From Where I Stand — The fact Kevin Spacey is gay and that he might have been drunk while allegedly propositioning a 14-year-old for sex is entirely immaterial. Neither should have had a place in his apology, writes Michael Segalov.
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Jared O'Mara: 'I feel deeply ashamed of the man I was'
A changed man? — Just hours after deeply homophobic and sexist comments made online fifteen years ago by Labour MP Jared O'Mara surfaced in the national press, Huck News Editor Michael Segalov meets him in Parliament.
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How Instagram stories became a lifeline for my mental health
Embracing every emotion — Constantly updating statuses and sharing pictures is having an impact on our generation, but I found comfort in creating Instagram stories while embracing the beauty of their transience.
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If Theresa May's leadership is 'strong and stable' then we don't need it
From Where I Stand — Theresa May won't stop banging on about 'strong and stable leadership' in this general election, but her vision of strength and stability is the last thing the United Kingdom needs. We're no longer a country of empire, it's time we pick a leader who reflects that.
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Searching for answers in Trumpland USA
Disunited States: Into a red sea — When news broke that Donald Trump would really be taking up office in the White House, we sat shocked, angry and bemused at what to do. Now Huck’s News Editor Michael Segalov is heading Stateside to Georgia to hear stories from voices on the ground. In his first dispatch from the US, he explains where we’re going, who we'll be talking to, and how we'll be trying to make sense of America's future.
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Labelling NUS President Malia Bouattia a racist stinks of double standards
From Where I Stand — This weekend the Home Affairs Select Committee published its long awaited report into anti-Semitism. While some findings must be welcomed, the labelling of National Union of Students President Malia Bouattia as an outright racist highlights our double standards and Islamophobia.
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It’s not Trotskyists giving young people radical politics. It’s a society that fails us
From Where I Stand — Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has argued today that young Labour members are being strong armed into supporting Jeremy Corbyn and his policies by older party members. As a young person who joined Labour to support left-wing policies, it's a patronising assessment that's far from correct.
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I asked three nine-year-olds and a dog about UK politics
Journalism in 2016 — UK politics is seriously messy right now, as it is across the Atlantic, and pundits and commentators are struggling to keep up. But a new trend has swept through the sitting-rooms of North East London: tweeting nonsense about what your children make of politics instead. Disingenuous rhetoric, or irrelevant thoughts of toddlers? We went to find out.
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We watched angry activists release thousands of bugs in a busy London restaurant
#BoycottByron — Earlier this week burger restaurant chain Byron hit the headlines for allegedly lying to their staff and calling fake meetings so immigration officials could swoop and make arrests. It's an incident that's been met with outrage, and last night we were invited to join a group of activists as they took matters into their own hands.
Written by: Michael Segalov