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Tag: inequality

UCU Strikes continue on campus 

Posted on 7th December 202121st December 2021 by Alex Gibbon

This story appeared on the front page of The Gryphon on 3rd December 2021. The University and College Union, one of the largest higher education trade unions in the UK, will continue industrial action for […]

Editor’s Opinion: Why LUU (and you) should support the UCU strikes

Posted on 2nd December 20212nd December 2021 by Alex Gibbon

Better working conditions for staff mean better education for students. Who can seriously expect a savings-stripped, sleep-deprived lecturer living on the breadline and working on a contract as strong and stable as a Teresa May government to deliver a seminar to their best ability?

The children we left behind: How the digital divide plagued the poor

Posted on 8th February 20218th February 2021 by Tharushi Wijesiri

‘For millions of children across the country, the lasting effects of this virus will be something they will battle for the rest of their lives.’ Tharushi Wijesiri investigates how online teaching is increasing inequality across the country.

Home Office resume dehumanising deportation of Black Britons

Posted on 4th December 202031st December 2020 by Ruby Fatimilehin

News of the Home Office’s plan to deport 50 Black Britons on the 2nd of December was met with outrage and fierce resistance from campaigners and public figures alike. 82 Black public figures including David […]

Britain’s Other Pandemic: How COVID-19 Testing is Laying Bare Inequalities in our School System

Posted on 16th October 202016th October 2020 by Mia Fulford

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 […]

Schools Can’t Open for the Severely Disabled – and the Burden is Left With the Parents

Posted on 28th September 202029th September 2020 by Tristan Griffith

“The abandonment of care-provision was so extensive that Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey MP told Prime Minister Boris Johnson at PMQs that his government may have even breached international law.” Tristan Griffith reports on the […]

Lockdown is a patchwork, not a blanket

Posted on 27th April 202027th April 2020 by Amy Ramswell

Where are you right now? A house? A flat? A care home? A prison? Homeless? They say coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, but the distribution of property is the product of a rigid, highly discriminatory class system. […]

Dear Anime: Where are your Women?

Posted on 6th March 20206th March 2020 by Tanika Lane

Hunter X Hunter. The Seven Deadly Sins. Naruto. Titles such as these bounce from the tongues of eager fans as some of the most engrossing long-time manga and anime adaptations to date. Their plots are […]

State of Emergency: Inequality in the UK

Posted on 2nd December 20192nd December 2019 by Will Southall

The Gryphon takes a look at how high inequality has led to violent protests in Chile and reflects on sustained income inequality in the UK. Over the last few weeks intensifying protests in Chile saw […]

A World on Fire: What widespread protests worldwide mean for the future of political activism

Posted on 4th November 20194th November 2019 by Ananya Sriram

As I write this, there are protests happening in Ethiopia, Chile, Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Australia, Paris and London – to name a few examples. With people around the world subjecting themselves to tear […]

The Gender Pain Bias: Women, Your Pain Is Not ‘All In Your Head’

Posted on 6th December 201826th March 2019 by Eloise Barry

While we live in an era attempting to tackle serous inequalities faced by women, such as the gender pay gap, one very important problem is being overlooked: the gender pain gap. Female pain is often […]

A halt in the march of progress? New figures prove disappointing for ambitious women

Posted on 14th October 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

A fortnight ago, working women across the UK awoke to the disheartening news that even holding the top jobs can place them in a significantly inferior position to their male counterparts. A recent report published […]

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