From Donald Trump to Brexit, toxic elections and terrorists attacks may be the first things which come to mind when thinking back to the year of 2016. However, despite all the doom and gloom, in the world of sport 2016 saw an incredible year full of major sporting successes.
Do You Believe in Shakespeare?
Questions about Shakespeare’s authorship have been the subject of heated debate and controversy for the past three centuries. Most recently, computer algorithms have been used to compare the scenes from Henry VIII with other plays […]
The Working Class Revolt Against Labour
On the 12th December 2019, the inevitable finally happened. Labour’s red wall came crashing down in quite spectacular fashion. The former coal mining town of Blyth Valley was the first of the night to turn […]
Are Pro-Life Supporters Trying To Control Women’s Bodies?
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, A Handmaid’s Tale, tells the spectacularly heart-breaking story of a world in which women are raped by powerful husbands whose wives are unable to conceive and forced to bear their children. […]
Why Voting Should Not Be Mandatory
“The thing you must always remember is that you aren’t voting for your next representative… you are voting for your next oppressor. And it doesn’t matter if they promise you a bigger cage or a […]
Another Brick In The Wall; Why Labour’s Northern Vote Collapsed
We ran social media and communications for John Grogan’s re-election campaign for Keighley and Ilkley. We attempted to defend a majority of 249 in a seat which arguably typified the mood of the English electorate. […]
Netflix’s Best Christmas Films Ranked
Christmas has long been the peak time for romance- with general holiday joy filling the air, heightened drunkenness, and mistletoe, love thrives in cuddle weather. Netflix has taken notice of this in recent years, putting […]
A Guide to Seasonal Self-Love
With the arrival of the dark nights it’s inevitable that Christmas is fatly approaching. With this comes the ever so used comments by relatives or friends making it the ‘tubby season’ for most. From anything […]
It’s The Most Unsustainable Time of The Year
There is a certain unsettling irony in the fact that Black Friday this year landed in the same week that the UN Secretary General issued the warning that the world is at the ‘point of […]
Three Reasons not to go on ‘The Perfect Ball Dress’ Hunt this Year
Anouk Sarfati is our very own fairy godmother. She discusses how your perfect Christmas/NYE outfit may already be sitting in your wardrobe, and gives her tips on how to make your pieces fit for the dancefloor
The Truth Is Dead. Long Live The Truth.
Politicians have always lied. Never more so than during election campaigns. It would be naïve to have sat down before the leaders’ debate with anything less than a handful of salt. Yet even this familiar, […]
Brandy Melville – Is the Stick Thin Aesthetic Out Of Place In a Modern Society Of Body Positivity?
Brandy Millville’s one size fits all policy is incredibly problematic and damaging for teenage girls, contributing to the growth of eating disorders and body dysmorphia amongst the teenage population. Brandy Melville is a worldwide clothing brand, offering […]