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Life & Culture

Young people: register to vote today

Be quick: the deadline to register to vote in local elections is 11:59pm on April 16, 2024

Life & Culture

Apr 16, 2024

Life & Culture

Young Brits can’t afford to be right wing, unlike the rest of the west

Young people across the world have thrown their support behind right-wing leaders like Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump – but the situation is very different in the UK

Life & Culture

Feb 13, 2024

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Is Gen Z really as left-wing as we think?

Young people are often presumed to be more socialist than capitalist – but growing up in an increasingly individualised world has pushed some of us to the right

Life & Culture

Sep 28, 2023

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Bye! It looks like disposable vapes will be banned in the UK

The Tories are all set to propose a ban on disposable vapes, despite taking a £350k donation from a huge vaping firm in May

Life & Culture

Sep 12, 2023

Elliot Hoste

Life & Culture

...Who are young people meant to vote for now?

As Keir Starmer continues to push the Labour Party further and further right, many young people are feeling increasingly politically disenfranchised

Life & Culture

Jun 14, 2023

Serena Smith

Fashion

Torycore? The hoodie ban makes an unlikely comeback

Romford has introduced a rule which bans people wearing hoods, ski masks, and motorcycle helmets in the town’s shopping areas

Fashion

May 02, 2023

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Jeremy Corbyn won’t be standing as a Labour candidate at the next election

The former Labour leader has declined to comment on whether he will stand as an independent

Life & Culture

Feb 15, 2023

Serena Smith

Life & Culture

Will Rishi Sunak’s anti-trans crusade destroy the United Kingdom?

‘I don’t think that trans people have destroyed the union. But I do think we have put a stake in the heart of unionism’

Life & Culture

Jan 18, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

The UK government wants to take away our right to strike

Under proposed new legislation, employers will be able to fire workers and sue trade unions

Life & Culture

Jan 05, 2023

James Greig

Life & Culture

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Rishi Sunak says all pupils will now study maths until age 18

The controversial new pledge is part of the prime minister's first big speech for 2023

Life & Culture

Jan 04, 2023

Elliot Hoste

Life & Culture

Green is the new Red: Why young people are turning to the Green Party

With Labour’s stance on social issues becoming less clear by the day, are progressives finding a new political home in the Green Party?

Life & Culture

Oct 25, 2022

Adele Walton

Life & Culture

Is Corbynism really dead?

As the likelihood of the party winning the next election becomes surer than ever, we speak to young Labour members, voters and critics to find out whether it can ever be a home for progressive politics

Life & Culture

Oct 05, 2022

James Greig

Life & Culture

Enough is Enough: Zarah Sultana on tackling the cost-of-living crisis

“It’s time to put people’s needs before corporate greed”: We speak to the Coventry South MP to find out more about Enough is Enough, why it’s so necessary, and how you can get involved

Life & Culture

Aug 10, 2022

James Greig

Life & Culture

This is the summer of discontent – and it’s only just beginning

From strikes to riots, there’s going to be a lot more social unrest as the cost-of-living crisis spirals out of control – here’s what you can expect

Life & Culture

Jul 29, 2022

James Greig

Politics

What ever happened to the chav? Owen Jones in conversation with Ash Sarkar

Over a decade after his seminal book Chavs was first published, Jones discusses whether – after Brexit, Corbyn, and Boris Johnson – his political thesis has withstood the test of time

Politics

May 03, 2022

Ash Sarkar