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…24 min read·Dec 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…23 min read·May 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…4 min read·Oct 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.10 min read·Jul 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.11 min read·Jul 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…7 min read·Jun 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…7 min read·Jun 17, 2017----
Nathan AkehurstFree school mealsJeremy Corbyn has pledged to pay for universal free school meals out of private school VAT funds.4 min read·Apr 6, 2017----