Featured Image: Wikipedia Britain, apparently, used to be known for its common sense. The country with the practicality, wealth and explosive creativity which resulted in the Industrial Revolution; harbinger to this modern age with the […]
Britain’s Other Pandemic: How COVID-19 Testing is Laying Bare Inequalities in our School System
If we take a step back from the horrors of this year’s A-Level and GCSE grading debacle, little is being done to account for how this year’s Year 11 and 13’s education has suffered. Months […]
VE Day: A Reminder Of Britain’s Not So Splendid Isolation
It is a thin line between national pride and jingoism. If it was not clear already, the UK appears to be dangling its feet into the territory of the latter. But at what point did […]
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 […]
Report Calls for ‘Army’ of Volunteers to Keep Britain Safe from Invasive Species
The Environmental Audit Committee, in a recent ordered by the House of Commons, proposed creating an army of volunteers trained in biosecurity to help counter invasive species, which are costing the country nearly £2 billion […]
Editorial Letter: So What Do We Do Now?
Hey readers, So today was supposed to be a big day. The government has been insisting for months that this was the day we legally left the EU. You might have seen the adverts to […]
Are The Lib Dems Back in Town?
With the turbulent nature of Brexit politics, you could have been forgiven for not knowing who to throw your weight behind during the European elections. With the classic two main parties appearing a little lacklustre […]
Support Remain? Don’t Be So Quick Labour
Thursday 2nd May saw local elections held across England and Northern Ireland, with 248 English local councils up for election, including Leeds City Council. The nationwide results saw voters reject both the Conservatives and Labour, […]
Milkshakes Don’t Bring Farage To The Yard
As a campaign bus adorning the colours of the newly formed Brexit Party pulled into Wakefield on Monday, the face of the party and Mr. Brexit himself, Nigel Farage, told reporters that he would be […]
Interviewing Magid Magid, the Sheffield Mayor Looking To Become Your Next MEP
May 5th saw the conclusion of the Tour de Yorkshire, an annual cycling event that always guarantees large crowds and plenty of attention throughout Yorkshire. Five days later, the Tour de Magid began. While not as well-known as its cycling counterpart, it nevertheless has generated huge excitement, particularly on social media. Magid Magid is the 29-year-old former Lord Mayor of Sheffield and the lead Green Party candidate for the European elections in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Born in Somalia on the eve of the country’s civil war, Magid and his mother fled the country when he was six and came to Sheffield in 1994. He studied aquatic zoology at the University of Hull, rising to become the President of the Student Union. After university, he returned to Sheffield, where he was elected as a councilor in 2016.
The Shamima Begum Debate: Welcome Back or Leave Stateless?
Leave Stateless There is nothing quite like Britain engulfing itself in a polarising, national debate. The Shamima Begum dispute, having separated itself into the “she should come home” camp and the “she shouldn’t”, is no […]
Are “British Values” Now Toxic?
What comes to your mind when you think of “British values”? Perhaps tea drinking, queueing, and a stiff upper-lip? Perhaps justice, freedom of speech, or maybe even Brexit? First coined by Tony Blair in 2000 […]