NHS reforms are a key issue in the upcoming General Election in May. The Gryphon asks: can the NHS continue in its current form? YES James Gibson With less than 100 days left till […]
The Leadership Race: Is the editor of the student newspaper as important as the Execs?
Is the editor of the student newspaper as important as the Execs? This is one of the issues which will be put to a randomly selected panel of students at the ‘Better Union’ forum on the […]
It’s no joke, Murdoch: Page Three has to go
Page Three is archaic, tasteless and has no place in a society where we supposedly champion women as the equals of men. In the words of Kevin Bacon, no-brainer. At the time of writing, The […]
The Charlie Hebdo series: a Muslim’s perspective
On 7th January 2015, two masked gunmen broke into the offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Armed with assault rifles, body armour and an RPG, they killed seven employees, including Editor Stéphane Charbonnier, […]
The Charlie Hebdo series: a fight for cultural acceptance, a fight for human rights
Amongst humanity’s many crimes, failure to ingrain tolerance at the foundations of society must sit the highest. The despicable acts of the men responsible for yesterday’s attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris have […]
The Charlie Hebdo series: Je ne suis pas Charlie
The Gryphon will be releasing a series of comment pieces in light of the Charlie Hebdo headquarters attack on Wednesday, 7th January 2014. It can be unanimously agreed upon that the recent attack on the […]
Social supermarkets: the answer to food poverty?
As someone who calls South London their home, the news of West Norwood’s first ‘social supermarket’ offers a glimmer of hope to those dependent on the strained Food Bank culture of the twenty-first century. This […]
When it comes to LGBT rights, we need to pay attention, listen and remember
It would be ludicrous to suggest that we live in a society where homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are things of the past. Transphobia in particular, is still incredibly prevalent, and does a great deal of […]
“Education is everything”: why we should support free education
I’m proud to have recently proposed the motion ‘Should LUU lobby the government to ensure that their aspiration for higher education is that it is free?’, which can now be voted on in a referendum […]
FGM: a gross violation of human rights
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is often synonymous with female genital circumcision, but the latter label is misleading and only serves to soften the barbarity of FGM. While the general topic of circumcision does generate its […]
Hands off! Why the new porn legislation is wrong
In an attempt to sanitise the British public, face-sitting, physical restraint, female ejaculation and spanking will all be eradicated from pornography in Britain, both online and in films available in sex shops. The ban will […]
Let’s not be too quick to dismiss Shia LaBeouf’s rape claim
This week, actor Shia LaBeouf claimed to have been raped by a woman during his art installation, #IAMSORRY. The installation involved LaBeouf sitting in a room while members of the public were invited to sit […]