First person
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
My Extinction: How I learned to start worrying and love activism
Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
Harold Shipman murdered my grandmother. Now I’m playing him onstage
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Rust Bucket Workshop: Let’s change rubbish into an artisan delight
Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
Artist duo Snik: Our mission is to highlight abandoned spaces
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art
Junker Jane brings the ‘creep factor’ to reclaimed art
I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
I had a paragliding accident, straight into a hill. I cannot express how lucky I feel that we have the NHS.
‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’
‘I’m a survivor of teenage sexual assault. Supporting such children starts with educating the adults around them.’
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
It takes a lot of hard work to realise how stupid hard work is
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
‘I got a letter saying I had a six-year-old son I knew nothing about. One of us had to grow up’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was terrified I would be sent to prison for being gay in the armed forces. I had a mental health crisis’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
‘I was forced to leave the navy six weeks after kissing a woman for the first time’
Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
Diary of a food bank manager: People don’t have enough for essentials, so what chance for hope?
The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’
The new Big 5 project shoots wildlife ‘with a camera, not a gun’
Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
Clean Break: A theatre company for women in the criminal justice system
I couldn’t find a book with a Black British romantic heroine, so I wrote one
