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The sex workers left in turmoil over monkeypox

‘It’s been terrible‘ — With the UK now set to run out of vaccines, people working in the sex industry – particularly outside of major cities – have been left especially vulnerable, reports Brit Dawson.

  • Activism
  • Brit Dawson

The fight for long Covid to be recognised as a disability

Through the fog — The government’s failure to take long Covid seriously has led to the formation of a group of ‘long-haulers’ campaigning for the thousands of forgotten victims of the illness.

  • Activism
  • Samantha HuiQi Yow

Has lockdown created more empathy for prisoners?

Life inside — Lockdown could have created a greater understanding of the conditions prisoners face. So why are punitive policies even more popular?

  • Activism
  • Andy West

The activists who stopped Tui’s deportation flights

‘No one is illegal‘ — How did a grassroots campaign take on one of the world’s biggest holiday firms and win?

  • Activism
  • Clea Skopeliti

Britain’s ESEA communities are rising up against racism

A new collection of essays gives voice to a demographic which has been newly-galvanised into action following a rise in anti-Asian hate.

  • Books
  • Ian Wang

Poetic photos of an East London neighbourhood

Clapton on film — Mico Toledo’s latest project saw the photographer roaming the streets of Clapton, capturing its diverse residents and moments of quiet beauty.

  • Culture
  • Camilla Patini

Tom Misch has a new alter ego

Starting fresh — The 26-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist has made a name for himself as part of South London’s pioneering young Jazz scene. Now, he’s gearing up to enter into a whole new genre.

  • Music
  • Rhys Thomas

There can be no eco justice without debt cancellation

Climate takeover — The communities on the frontline of climate chaos are being forced to shoulder the financial and ecological burden of a crisis that they did not create. Debt repayments must therefore be cancelled, argues Daniel Willis from Global Justice Now.

  • Activism
  • Daniel Willis

America uprising: a portrait of protest in 2020

Black Lives Matter — Photographer Mel D. Cole reflects on capturing the BLM protests that swept America after the killing of George Floyd.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

How the pandemic is hurting women leaving prison

‘I don’t feel like I have a future‘ — Despite restrictions easing, women prison leavers are still dealing with complications around housing, benefits and mental health exacerbated by Covid-19. It’s made it even harder for them to rebuild their lives after prison.

  • Activism
  • Scarlet Hannington

The UK’s callous government is leaving people homeless

Broken system — A new investigation reveals that people in dire financial straits are losing their homes in a matter of minutes because of a legal system that has failed to account for the catastrophic impact of the pandemic.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

How bogus self-employment is harming workers

‘I can’t afford to quit‘ — The pandemic has exposed the extent of the UK’s bogus self-employment problem, an unscrupulous practice which epitomises the tyranny of work under capitalism.

  • Activism
  • Serena Smith

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