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'Go Home': The hidden story of refugees (L. Bramall)
By Laura Bramall In February I watched Ms Shu Shin Luh advocate on behalf of six asylum seekers ‘unlawfully housed’ in the dangerous and...
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Wuthering the climate crisis (L. Jacklin)
Whatever our souls are made of, nature’s and ours are the same. By Laura Jacklin ‘Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the...
Mar 7, 20217 min read
Will Britain's isolation outlive the pandemic? (K. Canaway)
By Kyoko Canaway (Photo: https://www.export.org.uk/news/544053/Port-bosses-in-Dover-and-Calais-expect-freight-to-move-smoothly-at-start-o...
Jan 10, 20215 min read
2021: The best New Year yet? (L. Bramall)
By Laura Bramall (Photo: https://www.preparing4care.co.uk/information/latest-news/memory-haven-is-an-award-winning-app-for-dementia-patie...
Dec 31, 20204 min read
We've been here before (T. Shaw)
By Tim Shaw A supposed quote from a sassy teenager at the beginning of the UK Covid-19 crisis: “Oh God, I can’t believe I’m living...
Nov 23, 20206 min read
Stormzy: A voice for change (J. Bate)
By Jim Bate (Photo: hypebeast.com) Stormzy is a grime artist of the twenty first century and is producing music that remains prevalent in...
Nov 8, 20203 min read
Sterling choice but is real change on offer? (J. Plowright)
By John Plowright (Photo: CNN) Gandhi, who already graces the rupee, is apparently set to be the first non-white person to feature on...
Sep 6, 20202 min read
Trans Women are Women (A. Watkinson)
By Abi Watkinson As a slightly peculiar thespian, I am no stranger to gender bending lunacy. Want me to wear a beard? Cool. Want me to...
Aug 30, 20203 min read
Listen to the voices of the past (W. Banks)
Listening to the voices of the past: the importance of polyvocality in school history curricula By Will Banks Word processors have been...
Aug 2, 20204 min read
But Why was Rowling Wrong? (A. Watkinson)
By Abi Watkinson Through the murky sludge of confusion surrounding the pandemic, identity politics has shone to the forefront of popular...
Jul 26, 20203 min read
Gender in a global pandemic (M. Tarrant)
By Mimi Tarrant Since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in China in January, 2020, multiple studies have been conducted to...
Jul 19, 20205 min read
Beauty is Two Metres Behind the Rest (P. Yannamani)
During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Boris Johnson was asked by William Wragg, a conservative MP, when beauty salons would be...
Jul 8, 20202 min read
An international perspective: Covid-19 and the Rohingya Muslim crisis (O. Dickie)
By Oliver Dickie (Photo: Reuters) The coronavirus pandemic which has spread across the globe in 2020 has caused national governments to...
Jun 26, 20203 min read
Edward Colston: The Modern Ozymandias? (E. Capon, J. Plowright)
Photo: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/black-lives-matter-protesters-tear-down-edward-colston-statue-zhlz8qcbt THE SEA WORD By Emily...
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Horrible History (J. Plowright)
By John Plowright In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement there has been an...
Jun 19, 20204 min read
“I can’t breathe”: The Time for Intersectionality is Now (L.Bramall, P. Yannamani)
By Laura Bramall and Pranathi Yannamani ‘I can’t breathe’ is not a new phrase. In 2014 Eric Garner gasped ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying...
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Frailty, thy name isn’t woman: are female leaders better at dealing with crises? (E. Bennett)
By Eve Bennett (Photo: Guido Bergmann) “Wir schaffen das.” Whether you speak German or not, if you’ve followed European politics to any...
May 11, 20205 min read
The true cost of Covid-19 (P. Yannamani)
By Pranathi Yannamani Unless you have been in hibernation for the past 3 months, you are probably aware of the global Coronavirus...
May 2, 20204 min read
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