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Freedom to hate? How we protect citizens from hate speech on Elon Musk’s Twitter
3rd May 2022

Freedom to hate? How we protect citizens from hate speech on Elon Musk’s Twitter

What does Musk’s potential ownership of Twitter mean for protection of it’s users from online hate?
Why Boris needs the boot
3rd May 2022

Why Boris needs the boot

The British public prevented from saying goodbye to their loved ones due to laws imposed by a man attending illegal parties
Boris, Dorries and their motley crew are here to take public broadcasting away from you
27th April 2022

Boris, Dorries and their motley crew are here to take public broadcasting away from you

The planned privatisation of Channel 4 has caused many to compare views on whether they believe this to be good or bad
Reviewing the use of the term ‘genocide’ in European conflicts
27th April 2022

Reviewing the use of the term ‘genocide’ in European conflicts

Defining genocide in relation to Lemkin and Lauterpacht and assessing Russia’s crimes in Ukraine?
Half of Africa’s wheat imports come from two countries: Ukraine and Russia
14th April 2022

Half of Africa’s wheat imports come from two countries: Ukraine and Russia

Russia and Ukraine are no longer exporting wheat and the global community need to take action
Keeping the many out of the few: Intolerance on the UK Left
14th April 2022

Keeping the many out of the few: Intolerance on the UK Left

Do we need a more centre-left approach to politics in order to address the intolerance of opinion espoused by the Labour party?
Government’s conversion therapy ban to exclude trans people
10th April 2022

Government’s conversion therapy ban to exclude trans people

Johnson’s exclusion of trans people from the conversion therapy ban will not be taken lying down
NATO expansion or not: This is a war of Putin’s making
8th April 2022

NATO expansion or not: This is a war of Putin’s making

Discussing Putin’s last desperate attempt at war against Ukraine despite prior defences of the country as a sovereign state
Addiction in Euphoria
5th April 2022

Addiction in Euphoria

Debunking the idea that drug addiction is something that only affects the ‘bad’ guy, and the effect it has on close relationships with loved ones
Dear Keir – give us nationalisation, not factionalisation
3rd April 2022

Dear Keir – give us nationalisation, not factionalisation

Instead of punishing the left and backing transphobes, Keir Starmer should be uniting the Labour Party behind the popular policy of nationalisation

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UK healthcare is structurally sexist – how do we fix it?
31st March 2022

UK healthcare is structurally sexist – how do we fix it?

What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by discovering the severe structural sexism of the UK healthcare system?
Do ya think I’m a girlboss?
26th March 2022

Do ya think I’m a girlboss?

Rod Stewart: road maintenance worker today, girl boss icon always. Read how you too can feel by an unapologetic attitude and a pair of hot pants
I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep
23rd March 2022

I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep

The difficulty of talking about personal experiences of sexual assault, and the dismissal of perpetrators as just a bit creepy
It’s not just Gavin Williamson – it’s time for the honours system as we know it to go
20th March 2022

It’s not just Gavin Williamson – it’s time for the honours system as we know it to go

Gavin Williamson is another in a long line of knighthood scandals
Why we don’t leave
20th March 2022

Why we don’t leave

With unpublished testimonies of friends, I explore the realities of unhealthy relationships, and why it is we don’t just leave
Frantz Fanon, Priti Patel, and the Problem with Political Discourse
16th March 2022

Frantz Fanon, Priti Patel, and the Problem with Political Discourse

The language around Priti Patel is indicative of the laziness in our political debates, argues Ashwin Venkatakrishnan
Reclaim the Night: A run-down of catcalling
16th March 2022

Reclaim the Night: A run-down of catcalling

Addressing the importance of calling out catcalling and discussing what can be done to make women feel safer.
Reclaim the Night 2022!
15th March 2022

Reclaim the Night 2022!

If women could solve the issue of male violence and sexual harassment themselves, we would have done so already
Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England
7th March 2022

Neither a spender nor a borrower be: The problem with the Bank of England

Ashwin discusses rising inflating, especially since Brexit, and questions why politicians have more say over our money than our banks
5th March 2022

Staff strikes are frustrating, but don’t forget who the enemy is

As the UCU strikes disrupt classes, it’s worth remembering where the real issue lies (hint: it’s not the lecturers)

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