Emily Reynolds

How to survive Boris, from the people that survived Thatcher
Reportage

How to survive Boris, from the people that survived Thatcher

‘Don’t stop fighting’ — Now the dust has settled on last month’s election result, writer Emily Reynolds talks to activists from the ’80s to find out the lessons we can learn.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

The radio station giving a voice to the mental health movement
Activism

The radio station giving a voice to the mental health movement

Tune in, turn up — Diversity Radio is a community-driven platform that gives people the chance to discuss, share and solve their struggles.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

Inside the fight to make education radical again
Activism

Inside the fight to make education radical again

Welcome to the Antiuniversity — In 1968, a group of counter-cultural thinkers came together to transform learning. While their experiment was short-lived, it exposed education as tepid and exclusionary. But now, steered by a new generation of activists, the radical institution is back.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

What would a joyful mental health space look like?
Activism

What would a joyful mental health space look like?

Building something new — Madlove is an ongoing community project, redesigning creative spaces where people can ‘go mad in a positive way’. Writer Emily Reynolds visits their latest site in St. Helens to discover why this fresh approach is so important.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

How austerity targeted... our mental health
Opinion

How austerity targeted... our mental health

Cut out: a decade of destruction — In the second instalment of our new series exploring the legacy of Tory cuts, writer Emily Reynolds examines their effects on the mental health sector.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

Protest art in the mental health movement
Activism

Protest art in the mental health movement

Can it really make a difference? — Misdiagnosis, benefit cuts, stigma and violence: a new exhibition tackles the biggest issues facing the UK mental health movement today.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

Hate your job? Why not join a complaints choir
Activism

Hate your job? Why not join a complaints choir

Sing away the pain — From cramped offices to crumbling public services: the Complaints Choir wants to turn people’s problems with work into song. But is it really effective?

Written by: Emily Reynolds

The mental health zine giving the power back to patients
Activism

The mental health zine giving the power back to patients

Dear GP... — Dear GP is taking the traditional clinic letter and turning it on its head: painstakingly describing the doctors, rather than the patients.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

Is the internet leading us into a 21st century dark age?
Tech

Is the internet leading us into a 21st century dark age?

New Romantics — Social media platforms keep guzzling our most personal data, with the promise it will be saved forever – but what if it was all lost?

Written by: Emily Reynolds

Permission: the book bringing romance into the 21st century
Books

Permission: the book bringing romance into the 21st century

Love, consent and BDSM — Saskia Vogel’s debut – which explores the relationship between a young actress, a dominatrix and her live-in houseboy – is one of this year’s most exciting. We speak to the author about how she used compassion to subvert the genre.

Written by: Emily Reynolds

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