Daisy Schofield

The female couriers being denied toilet dignity
Activism

The female couriers being denied toilet dignity

‘It’s dehumanising‘ — The issue of workers being denied toilet dignity has worsened during the pandemic. For female couriers – who are disproportionately impacted by the problem – it’s taking a toll on both their mental wellbeing and ability to work.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Coded Bias: how AI threatens our civil rights
Film

Coded Bias: how AI threatens our civil rights

Dystopian reality — Director Shalini Kantayya discusses her new film shedding light on the urgent threats machine learning poses to individual freedoms and democracy, and what society must do to combat these sinister technologies.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Inside the online ‘safe space’ for female incels
Culture

Inside the online ‘safe space’ for female incels

Enter the pink pill — After being kicked off Reddit, femcels are the latest banned community to build their own platform. They claim to just want somewhere to speak free from harassment – but some experts question whether the site will descend into toxicity.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

The ‘Robin Hood‘ bank robber who stole to save society
Culture

The ‘Robin Hood‘ bank robber who stole to save society

The unusual suspect — Author Ben Machell discusses his new non-fiction book tracing the extraordinary case of Stephen Jackley, a university student who raided banks and betting offices between 2007 and 2008 with the intention of giving to the poor.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

The TikTok students taking on gun violence in schools
Activism

The TikTok students taking on gun violence in schools

‘We beg for change’ — Young Americans say the Capitol riots mirrored school shootings. While many are doubtful it'll be a wake-up call for Congress, TikTok is offering a space for them to process their trauma.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

'It's abysmal': stories from locked down students
Activism

'It's abysmal': stories from locked down students

#UniRentStrike — As thousands of uni students pledge to go on rent strike over unused rooms, they're speaking up about the dire handling of Covid-19 within higher education.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

The student movement fighting to cancel exams in England
Activism

The student movement fighting to cancel exams in England

‘Our futures matter’ — As COVID-19 cases soar and calls to close schools grow louder, pupils across England are mobilising online to pressure the government to scrap higher testing.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

VCR visionary: The woman who taped 33 years of TV news
Culture

VCR visionary: The woman who taped 33 years of TV news

The Marion Stokes Project — Director Matt Wolf speaks to Huck about his documentary on the elusive Marion Stokes, a Communist radical who recorded 70,000 tapes worth of TV news as a form of activism.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

How dub became a defining sound of '70s Britain
Culture

How dub became a defining sound of '70s Britain

Bass odyssey — An exhibition at the Museum of London seeks to unearth the cultural and social impact dub music has had on the identity of the capital and to celebrate its pioneers.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

Grace Blakeley on how we'll survive the corona crash
Activism

Grace Blakeley on how we'll survive the corona crash

Rebuilding the future — In her new book, The Corona Crash, economist Grace Blakeley sets out the ways we need to radically restructure society in the wake of coronavirus.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

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