The events in Hong Kong are set to become a historic moment, as the people of the region do something which has proven deadly in the past – protest against the moves of the Chinese […]
You are not alone
As I pulled in to the car park of my halls in first year, I was filled with an all-consuming, sickening dread. How could I begin the new challenge of uni life when I was […]
Mental health: where are we today?
Imagine a type of illness affecting 1 in 4 people every year, where people in crisis were being made to travel up to 300 miles to get treatment. Imagine this health problem was the biggest […]
The Lib Dems have got it right with mental health plans
On Wednesday, the coalition announced concrete plans to improve mental health treatment and end long-standing inequalities between physical and mental health by 2020. Announced by Nick Clegg during the annual Lib Dem party conference, this 5-year […]
The illusion of perfection
The author Bret Easton Ellis puts it aptly I think, when he says we are ‘Generation Wuss’. We twenty-somethings want to achieve. We want to be the best. But how many of us are all […]
Feminism in fashion
Whether you love it or hate it, the F word seems to be everywhere we turn at the moment. Some of the world’s most influential women have aligned themselves with feminism. Whether it is Beyoncé […]
Has ‘real women’ been taken too far?
The term ‘real woman’ is something that has been regularly uttered in recent years to describe the curvaceous, attractive figure of a woman, and to combat the ever-increasing presence of an unachievable slim body in […]
The meat industry under scrutiny
Britain is notorious for its love of meat; whether it be the classic full English breakfast, or the bacon butty that is just the perfect hangover cure, meat is a part of British culture. But […]
Male bisexuality: Why the stigma?
The concept of sexuality should be very simple in this day and age. We’re past the old buggery laws and discrimination in employment, and some amazing civil rights movements over the decades have taken place […]
I love Emma Watson…but I didn’t love her UN speech
Emma Watson is great. I’m a fan of Harry Potter and her portrayal of Hermione. I’m also quite keen on the whole feminism thing. But despite this, I found that I couldn’t agree with everything […]
Comment | Scottish referendum: a triumph for democracy
And the results are in. After two years of campaigning, the Scottish people have voted in favour of staying in the union. On a personal level, I am delighted that Scotland has chosen unity over […]
Comment | Hyde Park ad – Shock advertising should be challenged
If, like me, you didn’t know about Red’s True BBQ until this week, you’ll have seen their latest shock marketing campaign to stir social media. The company have launched an ad mocking vegetarianism using a […]