The Pride day mentality needs to infiltrate everyday life if it is to have the impact LGBT needs on awareness, openness, and equality

Amiel Cohen considers from a Western perspective the role and representation of the veil in both Western and Muslim countries and cultures

The latest ‘cash for influence’ scandal highlights more than just nefarious MPs exploiting their positions, it raises fundamental questions about how we pay our lawmakers

With us humans–us feeble, naïve, easily swayed humans–using the right language can really change everything. The case hasn’t changed much since the beginning of time: using the perfect combination of words is an ancient weapon used by politicians, writers, musicians and world-leaders. In fact, one of the areas where the correct language is especially useful […]

Lauren Wills explores the effect that the outspoken comedian and political commentator Russell Brand has had on the UK political sphere

The Internet isn’t making us stupid, we just don’t know how to deal with so much information

It is a remarkable task to make Piers Morgan appear rational, but he isn’t wrong about gun control in the USA

Following on from our Valentine’s Special last week, Lauren Wills describes the overindulgence that Valentine’s Day brings

Joe Evans questions the box-ticking mentality which drives us to work experience and extra-curricular activities simply as a way of impressing potential employers with our overflowing CV

Last weekend’s day of love is analysed by Marina Iskander, who believes you should spend your the special day of Valentines doing what you love, not who you love

Is a ban on smoking in public even possible? Bristol seems to think so

The glorification of violence and killing on the battle field is as abhorrent and disgraceful as celebrating it anywhere else

Guest contributors Edgar and John Beswirck argue against the unnecessary censorship of the recent Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoon at the Students’ Union’s Refreshers’ Fair

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill threatens free speech at UK universities

Marina Iskander questions the value and consequences of the Human Rights Act

It’s not too late for religions to shed their homophobic and socially irrelevant image—they just need to take a more positive, metaphorical, and liberal approach

Joe Evans believes that the pub landlord is lighting the fuse of satire

Opinions Editor Marcus Johns rants about the subjective (and non-existent) concept of political correctness

Lauren Wills defends the inviolable right to freedom of speech and how it should be used to criticise intolerant and hateful views

Guest contributor Dalal explains just how harmful ‘Islamic’ terrorism is for the Muslim community, and that the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo attacks do not, and cannot, represent Islam