Report: Are Random Police Drug Swabs Legal?
James Greig
The Met’s recent drug-busting operation in Shoreditch has drawn widespread criticism. But what should you do if you are approached by police? James Greig finds out.
Tag: nightlife
Long Read: Joy, for Me, Is the Black Queer Scene
Jason Okundaye
From the joyful chaos of parties and club nights to the intimate bonding of smoking areas and bedrooms, Jason Okundaye revels in the freedom and catharsis of the Black queer scene.
Feature: Dance Music Took to the Streets This Weekend, But for What?
Ed Gillett
When’s a protest not a protest? Arguably, when it’s just a party - but the boundaries between the two aren’t always distinct, writes Ed Gillett.
Opinion: Rave Culture Is Culture: Instead of Starting a Moral Panic, the Government Should Make Them Safe
Marie Avril Berthet
As lockdown lifts, experiments have shown that raves can be run safely. Despite this, the government will inevitably allow them to happen last, due to raving posing a challenge to the Tories’ staunchly neoliberal economic and moral agendas, argues academic Marie-Avril Berthet.
Latin Venues in Elephant and Castle Forced Out to Make Way for Redevelopment
Ed Gillett
The long-running regeneration of Elephant and Castle has been a source of local acrimony for more than a decade. This week, the starkly differing fates of three of its best-loved cultural venues have raised new questions about Southwark council and developer Delancey’s approach to local residents and businesses, writes Ed Gillett.