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caitlinhoyland
Sep 30, 20225 min read
Coloniality and the Criminalisation of Critical Dissent in the UK
Why the insidious erosion of our Human Rights cannot be understood without considering Britain’s imperial history “Who elected him?” At...
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Morgan Forbes
Sep 29, 20224 min read
How the Housing Crisis is affecting Students
As landlords and letting agencies raise rents, university students may be the hardest-hit group when it comes to finding affordable...
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Honey Wyatt
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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
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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
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Morgan Forbes
Sep 15, 20224 min read
An Update on the UK Housing Crisis
The rising prices of energy bills and other living costs only exacerbate this financial squeeze.
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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...
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Honey Wyatt
Aug 4, 20225 min read
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....
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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...
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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...
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Emily Bird
May 23, 20222 min read
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...
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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...
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Caroline Winter
Apr 27, 20226 min read
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...
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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...
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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...
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Emily Bird
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...
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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?
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Emily Bird
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...
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Oluwafunke Ajoba
Apr 3, 20221 min read
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...
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Emily Bird
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,...
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Madison Challis
Mar 17, 20225 min read
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...
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