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This year I learnt... despite the odds, Labour looks like a government in waiting

What 2017 taught me — This week, Huck contributors reflect on what they've learnt in 2017. First up is Dawn Foster, who looks back at how the 2017 general election disproved every line of the British political rulebook.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Ireland’s Brexit borders: Is this game over for the British government?

All you need to know — Brexit's biggest barrier remains the Republic and the North of Ireland's future borders, the British government have treated the complex situation like a game and now they're out of moves. Here Dawn Foster explains what 's happening.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

Visualising the rise of populism with post-truth pictures

Blurred lines — In A Glimmer Of Accountability, London photographer William Lakin has crafted a visual guide to the past two years of politics, entangling real life and manipulated fiction in the vein of both the Brexit and Trump campaigns.

  • Culture
  • Niall Flynn

Ignore the Tories – today’s budget offers nothing to young people

From Where I Stand — The Tories tried to bill today's budget as a win for young people, but a railcard isn't going to fix the housing crisis or take on precarious working conditions, writes Dawn Foster. It's a railcard.

  • Opinion
  • Dawn Foster

‘A threat to democracy? Momentum is exactly the opposite’

A new politics — Momentum has bold plans: to democratise Labour and build 21st century socialism. As a new national co-ordinator takes the reigns, two of its founders – Adam Klug and Emma Rees – reflect on what the future holds for the Labour supporting activist organisation as they step down from their positions.

  • Activism
  • Michael Segalov

Five books to get you through another year of Trump

The Reading Corner — From Hunter S. Thompson’s scorching Nixon critiques to Ivanka Trump’s vapid self-help ventures – we round up the writing that will help you survive through to 2018.

  • Print
  • Alex Robert Ross

Parliament is rife with sleazy sexual predators drunk on power

From Where I Stand — From late night drinking to Parliamentary whips keen to dig up dirt on MPs for political capital, there’s a culture in Westminster that allows sexual assault to go unchecked. The Commons needs a shakeup, writes Dawn Foster, but it’s unlikely to happen.

  • Culture
  • Dawn Foster

‘Punk can be horrible and parasitic and judgemental’

On tour with the Downtown Boys — With their powerful live shows and politically charged lyrics, Downtown Boys are bringing punk music into 2017 – tackling everything from Trump and DACA to homophobia.

  • Music
  • Biju Belinky

Shami Chakrabarti: I've seen 'profound bullying' in Parliament

A macho culture — As she gears up for the release of her latest book, Of Women: In The 21st Century, the Shadow Attorney General shares her thoughts on ageing, abuse, and the toxic misogyny that’s still haunting the corridors of Parliament.

  • Reportage
  • Dominique Sisley

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.

  • Reportage
  • Michael Segalov

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