As a woman, a mother, a cancer sufferer and a mental health patient, Maddie Wallace is a frontline victim of the Tories’ austerity measures. Here she pinpoints the damage that’s been done by ideologically-driven cuts and what we [… read more ]
Laszlo Dumitrescu returns, and he’s made some interesting and powerful friends. In my first month I have made many friends in the business and rotary circles of Portsmouth. On my desk there is photograph [… read more ]
Jon O’Pompi rakes the muck on Portsmouth’s post-Brexit shenanigans. In a public statement designed to alleviate concern over public finances post-Brexit, Portsmouth City Council leader, Penguin McBarrel-On-Sticks revealed trade negotiations between Portsmouth and unnamed financial backers were [… read more ]
Katie Roberts asks some searching questions about the development of the wealthier southern parts of Portsmouth at the expense of the poorer north. These days the coast of Portsmouth is characterised as the smart shops and [… read more ]
Following news that the number of homeless people in Portsmouth has trebled, Holly Wells finds out why – and who is out there to help. A homeless man is sat in a doorway in Southsea. [… read more ]
Back in April, we celebrated our first birthday with a showcase event at the University of Portsmouth. Our Editor in Chief, Sarah Cheverton reflects on S&C’s first year as Portsmouth’s only independent hyperlocal aiming to [… read more ]
The Siege of Somerstown: Being a Portion of the Records of a General of the Fifth Hants Involuntary Air Rifles Concerning an Infantry Sortie on Behalf of the Crown and Portsmouth City Council’s Department of [… read more ]
In a change to his advertised column, Sir Eugene Nicks of the All-Portsea Conservative, Regressive and Imperial Association (established 1799) reacts to the recent news about the Tory smear scandal. My lords, ladies and gentlemen, [… read more ]
On May 7, various racist groups will be attending a rally in Portsmouth Guildhall against refugees. Portsmouth Antifascists and other groups will be out to stop them. Here they tell Star & Crescent why. Against [… read more ]
In a city where political opinion can be so diverse – and yet so related to where you live (yes, Drayton & Farlington, you Tory heartland, we’re looking at you) – how does turnout affect [… read more ]
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