Essex
The Enduring Legacy of the 'Pure Garage' Compilation CD
How the iconic series, mixed by DJ EZ, became the mainstream face of a UK genre reaching its pinnacle.
The Inside Story of How the UK's Big City Drug Gangs Are Taking Over the Rest of the Country
More and more, city gangs are sending young runners out into the sticks to sell crack and heroin. We spoke to dealers, sex workers, and police to get a better understanding of how the whole process works.
Why We Should Eat Baked Beans If We Want a Sustainable Food Future
“By replacing some of the animal protein in our diets with vegetable protein from pulses, the world's growing food requirements could be met."
How a UK Town Became a Media Focus for Suspected Hate Crimes
When recent news spread of two separate attacks in Harlow – one fatal – the town found itself at the centre of a media circus framed around race and deprivation.
Police Don't Like It When You Drive 88 MPH in Your DeLorean
A 55-year-old man was arrested for taking his gull-winged whip up to time-travel speeds last weekend.
Fried Clam Heaven Is in the Salt Marshes of Massachusetts
Fried clams and the rustic roadside shacks that sling them are ubiquitous on coastal New England. But the clams coming from the flats of Essex and Ipswich are world-famous.
'Leave' voters are willing to give up access to the EU market to stop immigration
VICE News sent Simon Ostrovsky to Clacton-on-Sea, a bastion for the pro-Leave United Kingdom Independence Party to find out why its residents were so ready to give up on the European project.
Euroskeptic Brits Explain Why They Voted for Brexit
Earlier this year, Romford was declared England's most pro-Leave town. We asked the residents how they feel about the results.
The Black Widow of Boxing
VICE profiles Nina Cranstoun, one of the only female boxing promoters in the UK.
Essex Has a Much More Radical History Than You'd Think
Talking to Crass's Penny Rimbaud and the curator of the year-long "Radical Essex" exhibition about the county's history of political agitation and utopian living experiments.
Blackberry Messenger, Sticky Nightclubs, and Gucci Loafers: Remembering Funky House
I wasted every hour of my adolescence in the UK funky heartlands of Essex during the peak years of one of Britain’s most exciting yet short-lived scenes.
Eating Dirty with Ruby Tandoh #2: Wimpy
Ruby goes to Wimpy in Essex to sample the Bender in a Bun, and leaves sweating, exhausted and happy.