Imagine the most shocking thing you could dress up as, and then do it. That seems to be the mantra of some when Halloween rolls around each year. Halloween, originally themed around the ‘spooks and […]
Ebola doesn’t discriminate; why should we?
Ebola is scary. In the past weeks, we have been repeatedly informed that it is a deadly disease that has killed, and continues to kill people on a worrying scale. What ought to be challenged, however, is […]
Has Jeremy Clarkson ground our gears long enough?
Controversy has surrounded Clarkson for years. Over his career, he has managed to antagonise and offend a considerable breadth of cultures and people. Romanians, Mexicans, the gay community, the mentally ill: these are a few of the groups […]
It’s FCKH8 who are the problem, not little girls who swear
I don’t have a problem with seeing little girls swearing. Sure, it’s a bit tacky and clearly aimed at going viral through shock value. But my real objection is to what they actually say. The […]
Reflections on the Hong Kong protests
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]