working class
Author Caitlin Moran in (Drunken) Conversation with Sophie Heawood – Part One
Talking body image, sex, cat piss, and walking in on Damien Hirst taking a shit.
Could Being Middle Class Kill You?
Working-class people may skip the odd vaccine, but it takes middle-class Californians to be so colossally moronic as to throw measles parties.
When Are We Going to Stop Laughing at 'Shit Britain'?
Sacha Baron Cohen's Grimsby is evidence that, in today's culture, working-class toughness is something to be mocked. Why have we turned poor people into punchlines?
Why Democrats Can't Figure Out White Working-Class Voters
Poor white people turned out for Republicans in the midterms, but the demographic is a wildcard going into 2016.
What You Learn Working in a Polish Pawn Shop
"Once, a pal brought in a gold chain that had been broken and had blond hair tangled in it. But what can I do?"
One of East London's Last Non-Yuppie Markets Could Soon Disappear
The Waste market in Dalston is the last of its kind in an East End that's changed beyond all recognition. Now, its future is uncertain.
Why Is Australia Obsessed With Being Middle Class?
While we idealise the middle as presented to us through the media, the reality is Australians are far more affluent than they want to admit.
An English School Wants to Teach Kids About the ‘Working Class’ by Taking Them to a Soccer Match
Because soccer, and playing soccer, is a working-class thing. That's what working-class people do.
I Was the Only Brown Person at Britain's Most Racist Comedy Show
Racist Roy 'Chubby' Brown's Gig is arguably UK's most controversial comedian. I went to one of his sold-out gigs to see if there was more to the stand-up show than an old racist man making old racist jokes.
Chav: The Slur That Won't Let Go
An examination of the UK term for a usually poor, possibly threatening young person.
We Must Stop Bastards from Killing the British Pint
It's time to stand up to camera-hogging politicians and craft beer charlatans.
The New Film 'Bypass' Offers a Raw Look at Life in Post-Industrial England
I spoke to director Duane Hopkins about his upcoming movie, which deals with the daily struggles of young people trying to hack it in working-class Britain.