Its golden age as a seaside town may be over, but left behind places like Clacton are not lacking in pride.
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Boundary changes are making this election difficult to map, so we turned to the census.
Research from political science shows that rightwing voters respond to narratives that harken back to a better time.
When over a million east Londoners moved to Essex in the second half of the 20th century, they took their accent with them.
With the longest coastline in England, serpent myths abound in Essex.
Outdated and harmful ideas associated with certain south-east England accents are still pervasive, according to new research.
Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London.
It’s time we retired this misogynistic stereotype.
The death of Polish resident Arkadiusz Jóźwik has raised tensions in Harlow.
A new three-year pilot programme to help the perpetrators of domestic abuse will start this April, but as investment in victim help declines, questions have arisen as to just how effective it can be.
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