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How we won a rent freeze in Scotland
People before profits — As the Scottish government announces a rent freeze, an activist with Living Rent who fought and won shares how they did it, and what must come next.
Written by: Gordon Maloney
Samuel Fosso’s photos pay homage to Black liberators
In his 2008 series, the photographer pictured himself as Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and other prominent figures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The cost of living crisis is not a game
By turning a real-life crisis into daytime television fodder, TV bosses have once again shown themselves to be completely out of touch with audiences.
Written by: Sarah Woolley
Desolate and haunting photos of Pitcairn Island
Photographer Rhiannon Adam spent three months in the UK’s last overseas territory in the Pacific, capturing an ageing society wracked by division, isolation and the aftermath of scandal.
Written by: Isaac Muk
How the cost of living crisis is endangering sex workers
Decrim now — Financial turmoil is pushing people who work in the sex industry into more dangerous and desperate situations as a means of survival, reports Ella Glover.
Written by: Ella Glover
What’s going on with the London rental market?
Flat broke — With skyrocketing rents, packed out viewings, bidding wars and more, renting in London has never been harder. We spoke to those at the sharpest edges about their experiences and how to fight back.
Written by: Jess Holland, Additional Reporting by Ben Smoke
Purist & Sonnyjim on shrooms, UK hip hop & MF DOOM
Ahead of the release of their first collaborative album, the producer and rapper talk psychedelics and the state of UK hip hop.
Written by: Sam Davies
Inside the murky world of tennis courtsiding
Match point — For over a decade, gamblers have won big by employing people to place live bets from the court. But does this dubious method still work?
Written by: Dante Clarke
Celebrating DJ Kool Herc and the birth of hip hop
Cindy Campbell recounts how her brother ushered in a new era of musical culture at a party she held in the Bronx in ‘70s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The Gaza parkour group taking back a part of their city
A group of young Palestinians have found temporary freedom in the act of parkour, reimagining wreckage and ruins as a series of high-octane playgrounds. The fearless collective see freerunning as a way of taking their immediate environment to its absolute limits – and, in the process, reclaiming some of it.
Written by: Gunseli Yalcinkaya