Nathan AkehurstDefeat and a long winterDecember in Morecambe, Lancashire — outside the halo of bus headlights it’s all cold murky gloom. I’m using the sound of waves to guess…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
Nathan AkehurstBernie Sanders and the OutbreakI spent four weeks in the American West for a presidential bid which brought people together across backgrounds and borders to fight for…May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Nathan AkehurstAfter the latest Universal Credit disaster, Labour must win the argument on welfareIt’s difficult to describe hunger caused by an admin error. Little says more about the casual brutality of Britain’s ripped safety net than…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Nathan Akehurst“You can always appeal to a higher ideal” — an interview with the man who won England’s most…Chris Williamson is the newly-elected MP for Derby North — England’s most marginal seat- and Labour’s shadow fire minister.Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017
Nathan AkehurstAfter the fire.The culture of negligence and disregard that existed before the fire has persisted in the weeks following. Here’s how.Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017
Nathan AkehurstWill May fall?Parliament is currently wreathed in a web of scaffolding, money being pumped into its old joists and buttresses to prevent it from…Jun 27, 2017Jun 27, 2017
Nathan AkehurstLancaster, risingNo amount of rolling coverage and headline pictures can prepare you for seeing the scorched frame of Grenfell Tower in real life. From the…Jun 17, 2017Jun 17, 2017
Nathan AkehurstFree school mealsJeremy Corbyn has pledged to pay for universal free school meals out of private school VAT funds.Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017