Davey Brett

fishing

People Keep Pulling Guns and Bombs Out of Canals

Machine guns, hand grenades and hunting rifles have all been found by the magnet fishers who trawl Britain's waterways for fun.
Davey Brett
5.2.22
housing

The Tories Just Gave Dodgy Landlords a Massive Helping Hand

Liverpool had the country's most comprehensive system for dealing with bad landlords, so of course the Tories shut it down.
Davey Brett
2.14.20
Politics

In Search of Liverpool's Lonely Tories

Convincing one of the city's Conservative candidates to speak to me was much harder than you'd expect.
Davey Brett
12.10.19
Media

The Battle Against Britain's Hateful Tabloids Is Beginning to Be Won

Stop Funding Hate have shown how to discourage media outlets from spreading extreme hatred and now they want to pass on what they've learned.
Davey Brett
11.18.19
Media

The Movement to Boycott 'The Sun' Is Bigger Than Ever

Through unions, councils, consumer campaigns and football fan activism, nationwide efforts to "boycott The Sun" continue to roll on.
Davey Brett
10.18.19
Save Yourselves

The Big Student Pollution Problem

Moving out month presents a load of environmental issues that various people need to take responsibility for.
Davey Brett
7.9.19
liverpool

Liverpool Vs The Sun: How the City Rid Itself of the UK's Biggest Paper

Charting the history of the total eclipse of The Sun.
Davey Brett
5.9.17
Stuff

​Total Eclipse of The Sun: How Liverpudlians Are Kicking the Tabloid Out of Their City

The people of Liverpool have boycotted the paper for years, but now they're campaigning for shops to stop selling it altogether.
Davey Brett
9.14.16
Old School

The Cult – Guy Martin

Guy Martin is an analogue daredevil in a beige digital world. He is the antithesis of modern sport.
Davey Brett
2.26.16
Stuff

The Interesting and Infuriating Things I Learned Interning at the UK Houses of Parliament

A lot of the stuff you see would piss off the average taxpayer.
Davey Brett
10.30.15
Design

How South Korea Imagines the Future of Cars

Kia and Hyundai employees presented some out-there concepts at an R&D festival this month.
Davey Brett
10.27.15
Travel

In Defense of Grimsby, the 'Worst Place in the UK to Be a Man'

This week, the already much-maligned town is going to be named the worst place in the UK for a man to live. I'm a man and I lived there; it's not as bad as it's cracked up to be.
Davey Brett
7.28.15
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