Following months of campaigning and media coverage, you might be forgiven for thinking that we must be a fair way through the US Presidential Election process by now. In actual fact, things are only just […]
You Have To Stop Flying – The Climate Won’t Wait
In two weeks time I am due to fly to Rome for a weekend away. At first I was really excited but as the trip has approached I have felt increasingly guilty over the flight […]
Let’s Leave Meghan Alone
Megxit is an awful word. Like Brexit, the word seems impersonal. Unlike Brexit, the word concerns two actual people. In an age of digital media, where outrageous headlines are clicked on and truthful ones are […]
It’s Time To Let The Curtain Fall On The Disability Pay-Gap
Like all terrible Christmas pantomimes, cringe-worthy, mindless and wearyingly soul-destroying, the General Election campaign of December 2019 delivered one of the most discreditable and uninspiring performances in UK electoral history. Brexit and egos battled to […]
Here’s Why Slang Should Not Be Verboten
Schools across the country, mostly in urban areas including London, have being prohibiting students from using slang such as ‘peng’, ‘calm’ and ‘fam.’ Immediately, I remembered my first day at my new secondary school in Sheffield […]
Why has a Horrible Histories song been accused of being ‘anti-British?’
On the day of Britain’s departure from the EU, a 10 minute Horrible Histories Brexit special was aired on the BBC and presented by the comedian Nish Kumar. One sketch that featured on the programme […]
COP25: Discussions In The Face Of A Climate Emergency
At the 2015 Paris Agreements, it was decided that the planet could only survive a 1.5 degree rise in global temperature. Any higher and experts warned of the catastrophic impacts. Five years later, as world […]
Why Corbyn Lost and Why Bernie Might Win
The Labour party is facing annihilation; everyone seems to agree on this, but few have truly internalised it. Much of the Left have almost immediately relapsed into the banal optimism of the Corbyn project and […]
Editorial Letter: Welcome Back, And Some Tips for Housing Season
Hey readers, Hope you’re all good and congrats on having survived January exam season, especially if it was your first time. I always hated it when you’d leave the house super early in the morning […]
Is Your Degree Value for Money?
On average, undergraduate students at the University of Leeds receive a mere 11 contact hours a week, with Bachelor of Arts students averaging at even less. At a steep £9250 a year, are students in […]
Does Veganism Really Help the Planet?
The production of animal-based products is essential for the conservation of the environment, veganism is not a sustainable solution. According to an interview the Telegraph conducted with the Director of Global Academy Agriculture and Food […]
Knife Crime at “Record High”
As the Tories sashay through the capital with their blue badges, new statistics expose the stark red blood under their fingernails. Statistics have been released depicting a startling 50% rise in knife crime in the […]