Scottish elections have tended to be rather disturbingly predictable in recent times. If the candidate is wearing a yellow rosette and isn’t a Lib Dem, they’ll probably win. Ahead of our elections on May 6th, this trend, if polls are to be believed, looks to be holding up. What do you expect? The Conservatives are […]Read More
On 4 April 2020, Sir Keir Starmer was elected as the new leader of the Labour party. His rise to the top came at a difficult time. The last general election had crushed Labour and disillusioned the membership. Change was needed. Could Starmer deliver? Well, a Labour party under his leadership would not be “opposition […]Read More
Today, 3 April 2021, is the 300th anniversary of Robert Walpole being appointed First Lord of the Treasury, and so becoming the first, de facto, Prime Minister. It was the first time any single minister could be considered to be in control and it quickly became a position held by the leader of the government. […]Read More
Norway was recently pushed to revolutionise their approach to mental health treatment by the UN Committee Against Torture. With their new methods focusing more on therapy, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, rather than medication, it’s worth looking at whether this is what the future should hold for everyone. If you have ever been in the […]Read More
It’s 8:24am. “Cancel Cancel Culture” is stamped on a banner across the bottom of the screen in big block capitals. The debate this morning is about the parameters of cancel culture in relation to JK Rowling’s recent controversy over transgender comments and themes in her latest book. The segment begins, and in what Susanna Reid asserts to be a […]Read More
We are a nation of dog lovers. Million of us have been at home much more over the past year. This means we have significantly more time on our hands, causing a large increase in the demand for puppies. We need the company and, of course, the cuteness. Unfortunately, many have decided against adopting from […]Read More
Since August 2020, farming protests have erupted across India, opposing new farming laws recently passed by the government; many of these farmers have come from the states of Punjab and Haryana. For months, they have sat outside Delhi protesting: around 200 farmers have died, a number of journalists and activists have been imprisoned, said protesters […]Read More
The meeting place for the 2020 International Womens’ Day march was the Palace of Culture (PKiN), in Warsaw. This is a 237m tall remnant of the communist era known locally as Stalin’s Penis. There could be found a gathering of men, women and children sporting rainbows and holding banners aloft. This would be their last […]Read More
In January, Britain made the damning decision to approve ‘emergency use’ of the banned neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam (TMX), on the 2021 beet harvest. This signals a complete disregard for the devastating environmental impact the pesticide causes; killing vast numbers of insect pollinators and ultimately pushing the food chain, which supports human food production, out of […]Read More
Opening Instagram can be overwhelming at the worst of times, but during a global pandemic? Gut wrenching. Whilst millions of people have been dying throughout the world due to Covid-19, some of our favourite influencers and celebrities have been ramming products, holidays and events down our throats. There has always been a well established divide […]Read More
The Coronavirus pandemic has been characterised by uncertainty. To an extent, this is understandable. After all, we knew nothing about the disease when it first began creeping across the planet a little more than a year ago. Our governments acted with good intentions and, we can assume, did their upmost to balance our interests and […]Read More
When he was sworn into office on 20th January, US President Joe Biden promised Americans he would heal a divided and wounded nation after four years of former US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Now as he approaches a month in office, is his call for unity falling on deaf ears? With the coronavirus pandemic still […]Read More
Progressives have been pushing to get rid of the filibuster for months if they gained control of the three main forms of government. However, eliminating the filibuster has the potential to empower the Republicans just as much as the Democrats, as seen in 2013 and 2017, and getting rid of the filibuster will not suddenly […]Read More
Cameo, launched in 2017, has soared to new heights since the start of the pandemic. According to data from Apptopia, the popular app has had a 134% increase in app downloads since January 2020. With over 30,000 celebrities involved it is easy to see why. To put that in comparison, the popular game streaming service […]Read More
It is time for us to admit that the Harry Potter series has run its course. After two decades of overwhelming success, new projects of the series only exist to line the pockets of those involved in production, rather than because the fans want the content. I am biased since I did not jump on […]Read More
