I can’t watch the video of Henry Nowak dying, and the police’s disregard for his suffering.

The boys that are taking our country back

At the beginning of 2021, the wonderful Dope Magazine got in touch with me.

It’s a pleasure to have Tabitha Bast feature again here at Urban Pigs for our ‘Revolt’ series. Her short story, XYZ, creates an imagined future but the parallels with what’s…

Urban Pigs Press is now open for submissions for our next charity anthology! Once again, we have decided to donate all profits from this collection to FIND -Families in Need. This Suffolk based cha…

It’s not unusual for me to disagree with a fair amount of the British public, but here’s one for the record: Prince Andrew, Lord Mandelson…they should keep their titles.

Urban Pigs Press is open for short story submissions! Mark Burrow will be running this one and the topic of choice is ‘Revolt’. Submissions should be between 800 and 2,000 words only. Please email …

Last week my Mother, who has dementia, joined thousands of other cognitively impaired, triple lock protected pensioners, and became a card carrying member of Reform.

Lady Isobel German was walled into a cell for 28 years of solitude and prayer in the 15th Century. An Anchoress, she had no direct contact with other humans except through a squint (small window), …

I lived for 20 years in one of the poorest parts of the UK.

If you don’t know Etchy, you’ll know someone like him.  He’s in the corner of the pub when we enter, and I put on a smile that’s tight around the edges. Etchy’s a couple of pints in already, t…

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Street art commission

Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey among properties being searched by officers investigating banned group

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