Abortion laws have perhaps been the most controversial issue persisting within the Northern Irish political scene for decades. A new turn of events has just altered this forever. Until this point, abortion was only legal in […]
Mental Health: In Your Head, Yet Very Much There
“Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is […]
Retired Rebels Rise Up
Uncooperative crusties” and “importunate nose-ringed climate protesters” must abandon their “hemp-smelling bivouacs,” PM Boris Johnson has demanded. Johnson turned to dated stereotypes that surround protesters when commenting on Extinction Rebellion’s worldwide demonstrations, exacerbating the already […]
Saudi Arabia’s New Tourist Visa: The Economic Solution to The Post-Oil Era
“We are friendly, and welcome more tourists to visit us so they can know more about Saudi Arabia,” said Ahmad Al-Khateeb, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. The new visa will […]
Channel 4’s Menopause Policy: A Step in the Right Direction
The menopause is an unspoken struggle for women which can last years with very little respite. Unlike periods, which occur once a month, the menopause has no let up. Every woman goes through it at […]
Voting ID: The Solution to a Problem That Doesn’t Exist
The year is 2004, and the Labour government is seeking to legislate to ensure everyone in the UK carries a form of identification. Amongst those stood in honourable opposition to such a measure is failed […]
Boris Johnson’s Deal is the Best Northern Ireland is Going to Get
Boris Johnson’s proposed new Brexit deal is the best possible proposal for the people of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. It allows Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to continue regulatory alignment for […]
Corporal Punishment Against Children: End as We Wish to Go On.
It is time for corporal punishment against children to end, in all settings. Yet the nature of its prohibition must set an example of the understanding and composure with which the discipline of children should […]
Revolianism: The Remedy for Rigid Gender Norms
Gender stereotypes and gender roles – they have been around for as long as humanity, though there have been periods in time in which they were not so rigid. Now, it seems like the rules […]
Immune from Justice: Harry Dunn Case
In the latest challenge to the so-called, ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US, the wife of a US diplomat has fled the UK after being implicated in the tragic death of 19-year-old Harry […]
Infants Pay for Government Inaction on Wealth Inequality
Every year more infants are dying within the first year of their life. This is caused by a failing government that refuses to acknowledge that their policies are doing more harm than good. According to […]
Victims of a Greener World?
Anyone who watched the first episode of The Americas with Simon Reeve on Sunday night would have been stunned by two things. Firstly, the incredible natural beauty of the Alaskan landscape, and secondly, the major […]