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The Tories’ not-so-secret plan to screw our rights

Be very afraid — Last weekend, the Conservatives launched their 2019 election manifesto – here are some of the more sinister key policy shifts you may have missed.

  • Opinion
  • Ben Smoke

The West Midlands scrub that became a teenager’s paradise

Life on the Cracker — Photographer Laura Pannack meets the young community of The Cracker, a forgotten wasteland tucked between two housing estates in Tipton.

  • Photography
  • Geralda Cela

War, sex and psychosis: the extreme legacy of Sarah Kane

In yer face — The playwright disrupted the comfort of middle-class audiences, presenting them with a world that was violent, surreal and cruel. Theatre needs more people like her, writes Nathalie Olah.

  • Culture
  • Nathalie Olah

Local activism is vital in the climate crisis fight

Grassroots action — Hope for the Future is a climate charity which works to equip communities, groups and individuals across the country to communicate the urgency of climate change with their local politicians. Here, a team member explains why grassroots action is an essential part of getting climate change at the forefront of the political agenda.

  • Opinion
  • Georgina Collins

A street photographer’s take on 1960s Britain

Style meets tradition — After honing his craft in New York, British photographer Tony Ray-Jones returned home to capture the changing face of the UK.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Fighting Deliveroo: how to resist in the gig economy

‘Either we fight or we’re fucked’ — In his new book, writer and former-Deliveroo rider Callum Cant discusses the gig economy, ethical consumption, and the new strategies of resistance.

  • Activism
  • Jacob Charles Wilson

UK protestors call for war on the hostile environment

Season of disruption — Just one day after 39 bodies were found in a lorry in Essex, activists took action against targets – including the Home Office and coach company W&H Tours – allegedly associated with deportation.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Clive Lewis: ‘Politicians rely on people to be ignorant’

Season of disruption — The Shadow Treasury Secretary discusses greenwashing, bullshit, and his hopes for a radical future with school strikers Noga Levy-Rapoport and Al Shadjerah.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

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

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

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