Shaming has been a prominent form of patrolling during the coronavirus pandemic. From a video of an NHS worker calling out teenagers drinking alcohol in a park, to the neologism ‘covidiot’ being added to the Urban Dictionary, the pandemic has caused the line between calling out and shaming to be blurred into oblivion. But in […]Read More
Job losses are forcing us to be resourceful. Cue the comeback of retro tear-off adverts and homemade posters offering online tutoring, outdoor personal training or general handyman-ness. In London, these have popped up seemingly overnight; pasted onto bus stops, lampposts, park noticeboards, the windows of closed shops, at eye-level. They are the tangible signs of an economy in free fall. But […]Read More
On 25th June, Boris Johnson announced that England would see the effective ‘end’ of lockdown. From 4th July, pubs will be open, hairdressers will be open and the previous 2 meter social distancing rule will be replaced with what is tentatively called the ‘1 meter plus’ rule. As a response to the news, it seemed […]Read More
Recently, protests in the United States broke out in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. The Black Lives Matter movement, driven to immediate action by this tragedy, continues its long fight against the systemic mistreatment of African Americans. In it’s wake the idea of defunding the police has gained momentum across […]Read More
Looking into the Northern Ireland executive starting to cooperate during the Covid-19 pandemic despite a three year absence from its devolved Parliament, Stormont.Read More
Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked after controversial retweet Read More
The Yemen crisis has brought to light a lazy and impulsive attitude towards charity, as most of us opt for large, global, corporation-like organisations rather than small charities. Read More
Michael Wolff was an author who made his name through his famous book ‘Fire and Fury’. This was a book that hit headlines hugely near the beginning of the Donald Trump presidency. Its purpose was to highlight the disgusting behaviour exhibited by not only Trump himself, but by the staffers and campaigners throughout his campaign […]Read More
America has always been proud of its claim to freedom, but recent Black Lives Matter protests are revealing how much of the country's past is a lie.Read More
While the world was distracted with the coronavirus pandemic, China made a move on Hong Kong. The familiar sights of now masked protesters in the streets was triggered by a new national security law proposed by Chinese authorities for the territory. The ramifications of this bill, which bypasses local legislators, has provoked reactions around the […]Read More
A list of resources to start your education in the Black Lives Matter movement Read More
On the 7th June, Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol tore down a statue of Edward Colston, a prolific 17th-century slave trader, and threw him into the harbour. His figure sunk to the bottom of the river in the very place where he once docked his ships and traded in human lives and suffering. You […]Read More
It seems to be a universal truth that one of the most difficult concepts for any young teenager to grasp from secondary school history is how Adolf Hitler was able to rise to power. I was baffled during Year 9 history when we found out that Hitler, who as far as any of us were […]Read More
On 25th May 2020 an innocent man named George Floyd was senselessly murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin. His cries were heard not only in all 50 states of America but around the globe, as the video of his death quickly went viral and sparked protests worldwide. You may think here in the United Kingdom […]Read More
Grenfell Tower Fire was a classist tragedy and justice will not be served until we acknowledge this.Read More
