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Why I won’t be paying an ‘eco-tax’ on my period products

Why I won’t be paying an ‘eco-tax’ on my period products

Periods are expensive. Eco-friendly period products are even more expensive. Given the climate crisis, what is a student meant to do?
“Bleeding isn’t a luxury, no one should have to budget to bleed”: Scotland issues free sanitary products

“Bleeding isn’t a luxury, no one should have to budget to bleed”: Scotland issues free sanitary products

Scotland have been the first to promise the dispensation of free tampons and sanitary products within public buildings across Scotland
Am I over the moon with my Mooncup?

Am I over the moon with my Mooncup?

Learning to use Mooncups involves some bloody trial and error, Lifestyle Editor Aisha Al-Janabi shares her experience
Take it or leave it? Menstrual leave

Take it or leave it? Menstrual leave

Would you benefit from menstrual leave when cramps get the better of you? Or do you feel it is unnecessary?
P-dids and red cards: what was your period’s codename?

P-dids and red cards: what was your period’s codename?

We need to talk about periods, without using code-names, to finally de-stigmatise this natural bodily function