Last month, the New York Times revealed that President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, and again in his first year occupying the White House. Furthermore, Trump paid no income tax […]
Is Time Finally Up On Trump’s Chaotic Presidency?
Released back into the world after his covid sojourn in hospital, Donald Trump wasted no time getting back on the campaign trail. Speaking at a packed rally in Pennsylvania, the president attempted to shake off […]
‘The North is not a petri dish’: The Tories once again hang the North out to dry
Manchester born-and-bred Zahra Iqbal discusses the unforgivable attitude of Boris Johnson to her home county.
One Rule for Them: The Margaret Ferrier Case
Déjà vu has swept the nation after yet another political figure has breached basic COVID-19 regulations. Margaret Ferrier, SNP MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, travelled from her constituency to Westminster with coronavirus symptoms and […]
The Sunflower Lanyard and the Hidden Disability Discourse It Highlights
The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme launched in May 2016 at Gatwick Airport. The purpose of the scheme was to discreetly identify passengers with hidden disabilities who may need additional help while travelling. Since then, it has […]
Indecent Proposal: Trump cosies up to Modi as Sino/Indian relations worsen
In 2019 India’s Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide victory. The results of this democratic national election demonstrated overwhelming support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term and his Hindu nationalist agenda. Emboldened, Modi has […]
Petra de Sutters appointment is a breath of fresh air for the trans community
The appointment of Petra de Sutter, a trans woman, as the Belgian deputy prime minister is a huge step forward for trans representation in politics. She is now the most senior trans politician in Europe, […]
When did capitalism become a fundamental British right?
The department for education has rolled out new guidelines for the teaching of relationship, sex and health education. The new guidance includes a ban on using materials from organisations which promote extreme views. Extreme views […]
Britain’s Other Pandemic: How COVID-19 Testing is Laying Bare Inequalities in our School System
If we take a step back from the horrors of this year’s A-Level and GCSE grading debacle, little is being done to account for how this year’s Year 11 and 13’s education has suffered. Months […]
Continuation of conflict over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous, landlocked region in the South Caucasus. According to international law, it is technically part of Azerbaijan, but ethnic Armenians make up the vast majority of the population. About 150,000 people reject […]
The Leader Who Cried ‘Wolf’
On Friday 2nd October, in classic Trump fashion, a tweet was posted announcing he and Melania Trump had been tested positive for Covid-19. After months of understating the effects of COVID, Trump has caught the […]
Chrissy Teigen’s choice to air her grief publicly is nothing but brave
In an age of sharing everything on social media, Chrissy Teigen has every right to open up about losing her baby. Last week, model and activist Chrissy Teigen suffered the unimaginable pain of losing her […]