Artefact Magazine

16/12/2025

“Fans engage much more when we get to see the players as just normal people”

Find out from Elise Wylie how social media is changing the role of football players off the pitch here:
https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/12/09/athletes-or-influencers-the-growth-of-social-media-in-football/

16/12/2025

In recent years, many football clubs have significantly grown their social media presence. While great for fans, it brings added responsibility for players.

Elise Wylie discusses how the role of footballers off the pitch is changing thanks to social media and how content creation is now crucial for building connection with fans.

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In recent years, many football clubs have significantly grown their social media presence. While great for fans, it brings added responsibility for players.

15/12/2025

15/12/2025

“To still be here after so many years. That’s the story, really."
For over three decades, Eric Treuille has been the driving force behind Notting Hill’s beloved Books for Cooks.
Pushpangi Raina profiles the man who turned a small bookshop into a culinary institution.
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Eric Treuille’s passion for cooking and reading brought him to Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, where he has spent the past three decades creating a unique haven for cookbook enthusiasts.

12/12/2025

"Grace was 14 when Covid entered the picture, but school had been overwhelming for long before that. For Grace, school had been overwhelming long before Covid entered the picture. In Year Nine, a year before the first lockdown, she began pleading to stay at home, showing symptoms of depression and extreme anxiety."

What do you do when your child isn’t being “defiant,” but physically can’t face the school gates?

Across the UK, emotionally-based school avoidance is soaring — and neurodivergent children are paying the price for a system that still doesn’t understand their distress.

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Across the country, thousands of children have stopped going to school. As cases of emotionally-based school avoidance surge, more young neurodivergent people are being left behind by the education system.

12/12/2025

Across the country, thousands of children have stopped going to school. As cases of emotionally-based school avoidance surge, more young neurodivergent people are being left behind by the education system.

Find out more: https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/12/09/the-children-who-cant-go-back-inside-the-uks-school-absence-crisis/

11/12/2025

Solidarity or spectacle: Is brand activism genuine?

“Where businesses once remained politically neutral to avoid alienating existing and potential customers, a new generation of consumers demands visibility, values, accountability and conviction.”

Find out more in: https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/11/11/solidarity-or-spectacle-is-brand-activism-genuine/

11/12/2025

“Brands are increasingly using political messaging to appeal to ethical consumers, but as campaigns grow more visible, so does the skepticism. While companies claim to support social justice movements, many young people question whether these campaigns reflect genuine solidarity or performative activism”.

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Brands are increasingly using political messaging to appeal to ethical consumers. But as campaigns grow more visible, so do accusations of performative activism and consumer fatigue

09/12/2025

“Plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre have been met with a mixed response from residents. While Lewisham council claims the 1.5 billion scheme will provide ‘major benefits and improvements for local people’, some in the area are unhappy”

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Plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre have received mixed reactions. The £1.5 billion project promises new housing, improved retail, community venues, and a park, funded partly by a £24 million council investment. While Councillor James J Walsh praised its inclusive and sustainable goals, ma...

09/12/2025

“Despite council pledges for significant improvements, the plans for new housing and shops have not found favour with everyone”

https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/11/25/locals-put-lewisham-shopping-centre-redevelopment-in-the-spotlight/

08/12/2025

Is the UK government’s plan to move closer to launching a nationwide Digital ID system a sign of progress, or a sign or threatened privacy?

Find out in this Artefact podcast episode, Digital ID: innovation or invasion of privacy?

Listen as Stella Ceaser Suarez dives into the discourse around digital ID, speaking with members of the public about their opinions, and with Jude Agboka, a data scientist at the UK Health Research Alliance in Leeds, about what he thinks the risks of Digital ID are and what it could mean for people’s privacy, data and security.

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A new Digital ID could soon be required in the UK. The government says it’s progress – others say it‘s a threat to privacy.

08/12/2025

"A new form of ID could soon be required in the UK. The government says it’s progress – others say it’s a threat to privacy."

Though the government has said it will make a positive impact, there are mixed opinions about the plan.

Listen to Stella Ceaser Suarez discuss the perceived threats of digital ID over on the Artefact website: https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2025/11/19/digital-id-innovation-or-invasion-of-privacy/