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 […]
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, […]
Mental Health Matters: Are Instagram Image Regulations Enough?
Instagram plans to extend its ban on images depicting self-harm and suicide to include any image that “promotes” self-harm, following an appeal from Ian Russell, whose fourteen-year-old daughter Molly committed suicide in 2017. This means […]
Drug-Related Deaths In School Children: Is Legalisation The Answer?
With the mad nightlife newfound freedom and that comes with university, it’s no surprise that drug use is prominent in uni culture. Most shockingly, it is also becoming more common in school years. Huge concern […]
UK Narrowly Avoids Recession Despite Brexit Uncertainty
A new report by the Office for National Statistics has shown that the UK has narrowly avoided a recession by growing 0.3% in the third quarter of 2019, following a contraction of 0.2% in the […]
The ‘Unbecoming’ Prince
In an unprecedented and considerably ill-advised interview, on Sunday 16thNovember, Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, attempted to explain his connection with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The duke’s appearance in the News Night’s […]
Are Televised Debates A Thing Of The Past?
A general election and televised debates go hand in hand: this election has been no different. The two most notable thus far include the ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, and the Question […]
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Cancellation: A Step Towards A More Inclusive Fashion Industry?
After 23 years, the organisers of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show have announced that it will not take place this year. It started in 1995, but has recently faced a decline in views. In 2001, […]
Labour In the Hands of the Left
Picture the scene. Labour makes heavy losses to both the Tory’s and Liberal Democrats and Johnson forms a government with a sizeable majority. There is a resurgence on the Labour right lamenting Corbynism as a […]
Why Voting Should Be Mandatory
Voting is already compulsory in 22 countries across the world, including Australia and Belgium. In the last UK general election, in 2017, the voting turnout was 69%. In Australia’s 2019 federal election, it was 92%. […]
A Necessary Loss For One, Or For All?
As I’m writing this, you can find me bundled up behind my laptop, in my nice, warm room, wearing some hideous pyjamas, all while listening to the Mamma Mia Soundtrack over-and-over (sorry, flatmates). And no, […]
Toxic Waste: We’ve Got to Do Better
Last week, a report conducted by the environmental organisation IPEN found hazardously high levels of various toxic chemicals, including dioxin – a pollutant linked to cancer, birth defects and Parkinson’s disease – to have contaminated […]