Essex
Toxic Politics and Anaesthetic Terror
It's the failure of the main parties when it comes to dealing with local concerns that has led people to see UKIP as representing hope here in Grays.
This Is What a Night in Essex's Top Sex Spa Is Actually Like
Many people walk past Dagenham's Paradise Spa in the UK and wonder what's going on inside. From my experience, it's mostly people getting blowjobs in jacuzzis.
In Defense of Southend
For me and other Southenders, the town represents the oxygen outside London's claustrophobic pile-up of representations and ambitions.
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?
We Went to Essex Fashion Week
We soaked up the strong looks and words of Essex Fashion Week attendees, then added dolphins.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a guy walking around Essex in a gimp mask told everyone that he's a nice guy.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a naked man was found covered in his own shit in an Indian restaurant's cupboard.
The Essex Man Who Wants to be King, Prime Minister and Pope
Thomas Darwood Is the most ambitious person in the world.
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: the guy with dicks on his face versus the school that banned granola bars.
What's the Craic Now, Dale Farm?
We went back to see how Essex's gypsies are coping with life after the eviction.
Imogen Heap And The Earth Day Sound-Sculpting Spectacular
The UK pop artist will go green with bicycle power and robot gloves.