by Ed Brown | Mar 8, 2021 4:41PM | Long Reads
Image credit: Ed Brown This time a year ago, the concept of a ‘lockdown’ didn’t really mean much. Since then, it’s come to have a profound and unprecedented impact on all of our lives. But you shouldn’t be surprised if you feel like you’ll miss it at least a little...
by Lia | Mar 8, 2021 4:20PM | Long Reads
Image: CDC on Unsplash Today is the start of Boris Johnson’s long-awaited four-step plan to lifting lockdown in England, which will begin with the reopening of schools up and down the country. However, this plan has been met with a lot of criticism. The Prime...
by Sophie Henderson | Mar 8, 2021 4:15PM | Long Reads
Image: Dancing in Driveways. Credit: Sophie Henderson Neighbours in Sheffield have been using the power of dance to combat social isolation, keep fit and stay connected during Covid. When the UK went into its first lockdown back in March 2020, many communities came...
by Frazer MacDonald | Mar 8, 2021 3:58PM | Long Reads
Image: Workers hold a May Day strike in Los Angeles in 2017. Photo Credit: (CC BY 2.0) Poor pay, poor conditions and lack of care has dogged e-com giant Amazon for years. This week workers in the US have gone on strike. Support for the industrial action is growing...
by mar Garrick | Mar 8, 2021 3:44PM | Long Reads, News
Whilst diversity is improving in journalism, it is a still a problem that needs addressing. Assistant Editor of The Daily Mirror, Darren Lewis, shares his personal experiences and thoughts on taking a step in the right direction. The figures speak for themselves. In...
by Taylor Ogle | Mar 8, 2021 2:53PM | Long Reads
Credit: Kaye Fordtography Jeans no longer fit the same way they did last March. Professional work wear consists of jogging bottoms for many. Even choosing an outfit to wear for the weekly grocery shop has become an anxiety-ridden task. Our relationship with our bodies...
