UK
The future of British culture: is it doomed, or can we save it?
A national crisis — The UK’s cultural landscape has been torn apart by years of commoditization and Tory-inflicted austerity. The coronavirus crisis could be the final blow.
Written by: Nathalie Olah
A brief history of police brutality in the UK
Not just America — Over 20 years since the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, the report’s findings remain true: the UK police are institutionally racist. Here, writer Micha Frazer-Carroll explains why the fight for justice is nowhere near over.
Written by: Micha Frazer-Carroll
Londoners unite to protest the killing of George Floyd
‘The UK is not innocent’ — This week, thousands took to the city’s streets to march against racism and police brutality. Photographer Theo McInnes joined them.
Written by: Huck
It’s time to confront the ‘Karen’ in all of us
Unpacking White Privilege — You may be identifying and calling out racism on social media, but that doesn’t make you absolved from its evils. There is still so much more work to do, writes Nathalie Olah.
Written by: Nathalie Olah
Claude Cahun: Jersey’s queer, anti-Nazi freedom fighter
A soldier with no name — When the island was under Nazi control during the Second World War, two avant-garde artists attempted their own cryptic resistance campaign. Now, 75 years after its liberation, their story is finally being shared.
Written by: Jessie Williams
Park life: photos of London in lockdown
Taking the air — As the coronavirus crisis gears up, photographer Theo McInnes documents how the city’s outdoor spaces are changing.
Written by: Huck
David Lammy: ‘You can’t buy your way out of Covid-19’
On division and democracy — As the country went into lockdown, we jumped on the phone with the new Shadow Justice Secretary to talk about his book, the coronavirus crisis, and the rising threat of the far-right.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The sinister new politics of public space
Your prejudice is showing — Closing parks during a lockdown is inhumane, especially when housing is so cramped and gardens a rare luxury.
Written by: Dawn Foster
The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community
Polska Britannica — After moving with his parents from war-torn Poland to Leicestershire, Czesław Siegieda took up photography to document the day-to-day of immigrant life.
Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson
Coronavirus is exposing the government’s ineptitude
The next casualty? — Science is complex, but it is the government’s role to convey the information the public need in a manner that is understandable. So why aren’t they doing that?
Written by: Dawn Foster
