London

The Caribbean Windrush generation share what they brought to England
Culture

The Caribbean Windrush generation share what they brought to England

Stories in a suitcase — Nottingham’s SKN Heritage Museum holds a two-day celebration of Caribbean culture in Brixton, London on 21-22 May.

Written by: Alex King

Pissed off London students have stopped paying their rip off rents
Culture

Pissed off London students have stopped paying their rip off rents

The cost of living crisis — As the deadly cycle of social cleansing continues in the housing market, angry students risk their well being to tackle the issue head on. Students in London are refusing to pay their rent, because quite frankly they just can’t afford to.

Written by: Taylor McGraa

Sisters Uncut are demanding action on domestic violence
Activism

Sisters Uncut are demanding action on domestic violence

"We won't ask nicely, we are losing our sisters" — London has only just elected a new Mayor, but Sisters Uncut - London's radical woman and non-binary led campaign group - are already calling for urgent action on domestic violence. There's a crisis: two thirds of women in the English capital are turned away from refuges due to a lack of space and resources, and Sadiq Khan needs to take action.

Written by: Taylor McGraa

The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor
Reportage

The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor

This is Maharaja Ankit Love — When Ankit Love felt that none of the candidates in the London Mayoral election were offering what he wanted, he formed the One Love Party - offering world peace, an end to climate change, and a pledge to legalise cannabis. We went to meet this self-styled saviour to find out more about his elusive campaign.

Written by: Thomas Andrei

How London’s hottest DIY photography gallery was born in a living room
Photography

How London’s hottest DIY photography gallery was born in a living room

Doomed Gallery has become an emerging photographers’ mecca — Tired of rejection in an elitist industry, photographer Ken Flaherty decided to build an art space in his living room.

Written by: Adam White

Has criminalisation killed squatting in the UK?
Activism

Has criminalisation killed squatting in the UK?

They tried to kill it, but squatting's not dead — Despite the British government criminalising residential squatting in 2012, the squat community is still active and squatting remains a defiant protest against inadequate housing and inequality.

Written by: Vyvian Raoul

Londoners held a die in as air pollution is killing us all
Activism

Londoners held a die in as air pollution is killing us all

Struggling to breathe — Air pollution levels are dangerously high, and thousands of people are dying. Last night campaigners in London shut down a street outside the Department of Transport, to call on the government to take action.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off
Activism

Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off

The execs putting profits before people — As junior doctors go on an unprecedented all-out strike, private healthcare companies meet in London to discuss how to suck cash out of the National Health Service.

Written by: Michael Segalov

British rapper Dizraeli on his life in search of humanity
Music

British rapper Dizraeli on his life in search of humanity

Making sense of the brutal nonsense — Ahead of the release of his new EP, hip hop artist Dizraeli shares stories from his travels and the influences to his new stripped-back sound. Here we exclusively drop the video for 'Morning Light' from his new EP.

Written by: Natasha Turner

London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention
Activism

London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention

#closethecamps — To highlight the plight of refugees arriving in Australia - regularly subjected to inhumane treatment - guerilla projectionists lit up the walls of the Australian High Commission in London last night.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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