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How Can Gen Z Love Princess Di, But Hate the Monarchy?

Love her or hate her, Princess Diana has an enduring legacy: both due to her humanitarianism (that earnt her the title ‘the people’s princes

A Royal Mourning: What does the funeral bank holiday mean for the British public?

Jordan T

Sep 18, 20224 min read

A Royal Mourning: What does the funeral bank holiday mean for the British public?

This Monday, everything in the UK will be put on hold to pay respects to the Queen as her funeral takes place - or at least that’s the commo

Morgan Forbes

Sep 15, 20224 min read

Health & Lifestyle

An Update on the UK Housing Crisis

The rising prices of energy bills and other living costs only exacerbate this financial squeeze.

Anti-colonialism and diversity in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

Madison Challis

Sep 9, 20225 min read

Anti-colonialism and diversity in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

The Greek philosopher Plato first wrote of The Legend of Atlantis. Per Plato, it was a civilisation that lived on a landmass in the...

Hot Pink and the Politics of Hyperfemininity

Honey Wyatt

Aug 4, 20225 min read

Fashion

Hot Pink and the Politics of Hyperfemininity

Powdery, soft, warm, joyful, playful, comforting, frivolous, hopeful, erotic: the colour pink has lots of associations, mostly feminine....

A Sinking Ship on a Glass Cliff: Why it matters that Rishi Sunak is set to be the first non-white PM

Charlotte Lewis

Jul 20, 20223 min read

A Sinking Ship on a Glass Cliff: Why it matters that Rishi Sunak is set to be the first non-white PM

But not in the Neo-Liberal way that you think Earlier this month when Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after the mass...

Jordan T

Jun 12, 20225 min read

Pride and Rainbow Capitalism

It’s June again and that means it’s Pride month. While this is a month for celebration and joy, it also carries many difficult topics for...

The Fight For our Future: Energy and Power

May 23, 20222 min read

Climate change

The Fight For our Future: Energy and Power

Having recently started reading Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography, it has become clear to me just how Putin’s gas and oil supplies...

Oluwafunke Ajoba

May 14, 20223 min read

Rwanda and Refugees.

The United Kingdom has supposedly been accused of sending thousands of refugees across miles to the refugee camp in Rwanda, that’s about...

Counting Calories: The UK’s new, controversial health policy

Caroline Winter

Apr 27, 20226 min read

Health & Lifestyle

Counting Calories: The UK’s new, controversial health policy

By Caroline Winter Image Source On the 6th of April, 2022, a new calorie-counting law came into effect in the United Kingdom. All...

Derry Girls Would Never Air on a Privatised Channel 4

Charlotte Lewis

Apr 26, 20223 min read

Derry Girls Would Never Air on a Privatised Channel 4

Lisa McGee’s now-iconic programme, Derry Girls, is fast approaching its final episode. The semi-autobiographical tale is about four...

How is the UK Handling the Energy Crisis?

Morgan Forbes

Apr 22, 20224 min read

How is the UK Handling the Energy Crisis?

As energy bills are forecast to rise by over 50% in the month of April (Taylor, 2022), an estimated 22 million British households will...

The UK’s anti-migration mindset: an analysis

Apr 18, 20222 min read

The UK’s anti-migration mindset: an analysis

With the Russia-Ukraine war over a month underway, the need for open-mindedness concerning refugees has never been greater. Yet, why have...

The partial conversion therapy ban: What is it about and how did it come to this?

Jordan T

Apr 14, 20226 min read

The partial conversion therapy ban: What is it about and how did it come to this?

On March 31st, the government finally announced its plans to ban conversion therapy - but only partially. What happened?

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story: another reason to question the future of our monarchy

Apr 11, 20223 min read

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story: another reason to question the future of our monarchy

Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is Netflix’s most recent addition to its collection of docuseries. Having grown up as part of the...

Oluwafunke Ajoba

Apr 3, 20221 min read

Climate change

Humanity

Look at what we have made out of us. Wars and behaviors; unjust. Sympathy and empathy we’ve lost. Humanity is now covered with blood of...

Stay Safe or Stay Different: Britain’s New Perception of the Virus and Itself

Mar 25, 20222 min read

Stay Safe or Stay Different: Britain’s New Perception of the Virus and Itself

I was in Germany when Boris Johnson announced his plan to lift all Covid restrictions in the United Kingdom. Whilst we all saw it coming,...

What Miyazaki’s animation film, Spirited Away (2001), taught me about Capitalism and Consumerism

Madison Challis

Mar 17, 20225 min read

Film, TV & Books

What Miyazaki’s animation film, Spirited Away (2001), taught me about Capitalism and Consumerism

Don’t be fooled by Studio Ghibli’s G or PG ratings and family-friendly image. You cannot simply dismiss Studio Ghibli’s works as...

William Walden

Mar 11, 20224 min read