Power without accountability: Boris Johnson and the House of Lords
Jeevika Bali analyses Boris Johnson’s new House of Lord’s list and its implications for British democracy.
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Week In Review: COVID-19 in SE Asia, Student Debt Crisis, Trans Experience and more
This week’s hosts Louis Finegan and Nathan De Giorgi take us through the top headlines from 3rd to 7th August.
Cancel culture and pandemic prevention with The Cosmic Skeptic
Many young people are drawn to the idea of starting their own YouTube channel. Not so many follow through on that idea. Even fewer start a channel that goes on to amass 350,000 subscribers, and…
Creativity in Crisis: part seven
Seventh edition of the creative writing and art project; Creativity in Crisis.
Poland: Arrest of trans-activist and the escalation against LGBTQ+ protestors
Condemnation falls yet again on Poland following escalations between police and LGBTQ+ protestors in the state’s capital on Friday evening. Protestors gathered on the historic Warsaw street, Krakowskie Przedmieście, to show opposition against the decision…
The Benefits of Brexit
Four years after the referendum, we may confidently state that Boris, Nigel and Jacob have been proven right; Brexit has been a glorious success, as it has brought prosperity and good governance to the people….
UK landowners failing on tree coverage
A recent Friends of the Earth study has found that England’s biggest landowners “don’t have anywhere near enough trees on their land”. On the Duchy of Cornwall’s estate, woodland cover stands at 6%, whilst on…
My Sweet Lords
William Atinkson argues against the public criticism of Boris Johnson’s appointments and the House of Lords itself.
The right to an enjoyable existence: life, liberty, happiness and COVID-19
In light of the pandemic, Alessandro Giacometto reflects on the duty of government and our right to happiness as well as to life and liberty.
Art Amidst the Pandemic
Anvee Bhutani interviews recent fine art graduate Helena Greening on her experiences of working in lockdown. This is the first of the culture team’s new interview series ‘Meet the Creatives’.