Before the street, people who were not family socialised in a village square, a town’s marketplace or, strictly for the elite, a court or castle. Sean Sheehan Streets as we know them came with industrialisation, becoming a vital public space and by the early 20th century street […]
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Truth and English social restraint
My friend just gave birth. Which is, if you think about it, pretty amazing. I’ve never even given blood. It got me thinking about all the lessons you’re obliged to teach a new human, and later, conflicting lessons. Erica Buist You teach a child to always tell the […]
Pain through the eyes of a Kobane refugee
“Displaced” … This word is used to encompass the lives of those caught up in one of the worst humanitarian crises this century. People are doing everything they can to continue their daily lives as if there were no war. The Prisma’ memoirs. Cristina Lago In September […]
Julian Assange, a prisoner for the truth
The founder of Wikileaks is still in the Belmarsh prison of London under the yoke of the United States. The role of investigative journalism must not fall into oblivion. Juanjo Andrés Cuervo On the 11th of February, thousands of people marched across London to celebrate the Carnival for […]
The veto of Scotland’s GRR bill: Part 3
On 17 January, the UK government released its list of stated reasons for using veto powers against the Scottish parliament. The unprecedented move blocked the new Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Bill. Had the bill passed, it would have removed the need for gender dysphoria diagnosis to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). Alex/Rose Cocker / the Canary* […]
















