Simon Childs
Work
How to Unionise at Work
The definitive VICE guide to building solidarity with your colleagues and pushing for better working conditions.
Simon Childs
4.13.23
Money
'Helpful' Money Saving Tips Are Mostly Bullshit
Boil water for pasta in a kettle. Put tinfoil behind radiators. Being cold is good for you. When will it end?
Simon Childs
10.18.22
Politics
So Long, Boris Johnson, These Were Your Best Worst Bits
Pouring one out for the clown of Westminster.
Simon Childs
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.7.22
russia
Retired Colonel Says the War Will Get Worse for Russia on State TV
Mikhail Khodarenok, a Soviet-era colonel, told a panel show "the whole world is against us, even if we don’t want to admit it”.
Simon Childs
5.17.22
russia
McDonald’s Is Getting Out of Russia Because of the War in Ukraine
McDonalds first entered Russia's market after the collapse of the USSR and has 850 stores. Now it's all for sale as the company says staying in the country would go against its “values”.
Simon Childs
5.16.22
russia
Guess How Much Cops Spent Kicking 4 People Out of a Russian Oligarch’s Mansion
Grassroots activists organising aid for Ukraine told VICE World News they could have ordered 150 bulletproof vests with the amount it cost to police the protest.
Simon Childs
5.13.22
russia
‘A Circus Show’: Why Russian State TV Keeps Threatening to Nuke Everything
As the war in Ukraine has unfolded, Russian sta has been bombarding people with alarming statements that have shocked – but not surprised – media experts.
Simon Childs
5.10.22
russia
Russian State TV Keeps on Talking About Nuking the UK
And showing infographics of how Russian nuclear weapons could "sink" Britain "once and for all".
Simon Childs
5.3.22
nuclear war
‘It Is What It Is’: Russian State TV in Normal Discussion About Nuclear War
“We’re all going to die someday,” said Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief of RT, while TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov added that at least “we will go to heaven.”
Simon Childs
4.28.22
doom
This Terrifying Alarm Clock App Wakes You Up With Warnings About the Apocalypse
“There is no proven defence against nuclear attack. All we can do is pray. Good morning.”
Simon Childs
4.27.22
Ukraine
Russia Bizarrely Includes Sims 3 Among Evidence of 'Staged' Assassination Plot
“I genuinely believe this is a dumb FSB officer being told to get 3 SIMs," said Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins.
Simon Childs
4.26.22
Ukraine
Ukrainian Soldiers Are Making a Last Stand in This Vast Steelworks
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are hiding underground in the vast steel plant in Mariupol. Russia is blockading it so tightly "that a fly can't get through" as a final battle looms.
Simon Childs
4.21.22
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