Maya Oppenheim
Racist Guards and the Myth of Radicalization: What It's Like Being a Muslim in British Prison
If you're a Muslim in the UK, there's a good chance that at some point you will end up in jail. We asked a Muslim ex-con what to expect.
An Urban Farm Is Teaching Ex-Offenders to Grow Salad Leaves
After recovering from his own addiction problems, Steve Glover set up the Severn Project, an urban farm located on the outskirts of Bristol employing people from socially excluded demographics.
The UK Just Got Its First Men-Only Mental Health Center
Founder Alex Eaton says that simply having a place where men can go to talk about their feelings could prevent many suicides.
It’s Not a Rosh Hashanah Feast Without Honey
Instead of welcoming in the year with disappointing club nights and surge charge Ubers, Rosh Hashanah lets you celebrate the new year gorging on honey cake.
We Asked Some Young Royalists Why They Love the British Monarchy
As the Queen celebrates becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history, we tried to figure out why so many young people love her.
In the UK, Writing Graffiti Can Get You Sent to Prison
Why are the penalties for unauthorized art so harsh in Britain?
How the British Prison System Fails Female Criminals
Subjecting nonviolent women to the penal torment and social stigma of prison does a hell of a lot more harm than good—for both the inmates and their children.
What It's Like to Be a Tutor for the Mega-Rich
One of Britain's most in-demand super tutors preps kids for exams on private jets and yachts and charges up to $1,500 an hour for his services.
Why Are So Many of Britain’s Buskers Being Arrested?
If The Rolling Stones were to play on Camden Lock now, as they famously used to, they’d be looking at criminal records.
The Closure of Hackney's Mecca Bingo and the Decline of One of Britain's Favorite Pastimes
In the UK, bingo is more popular than church and football, so why are halls being shut down en masse?
This Is What It's Like to Cook Subsidised Meals for British Politicians
In the House of Lords, the unelected chamber of parliament that works with the House of Commons to shape British law, members dine on caviar and saffron risotto—all subsidised by British taxpayers.
Meet the Activist Behind the UK's First Clinic for Women Trying to Reclaim Their Bodies After Being Raped
Years after being raped, Pavan Amara couldn't look in the mirror or bear being touched—even by a doctor. Now, with the NHS, she's set up My Body Back, a clinic for women with the same issues.