Why do you want to be Editor-in-Chief? On a personal level, I’ve enjoyed working for The Gryphon over the past year and writing for it the year before that. I think working with The Gryphon […]
The Gryphon asks: is Louis Smith’s ban from gymnastics right following his video mocking islam?
Yes – Michael Everett “A Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, a Pagan and an Atheist all walk into a coffee shop…and they talk, laugh, drink coffee and become good friends. It’s not a joke. It’s […]
Election Night: An Editor’s Take
So, Trump has won. Those are words I had hoped I wouldn’t have to write, but fortune was not so kind. A campaign fuelled by hatred and deception has resulted in the least qualified individual […]
The fault is not in our stars: Britain’s love for pseudoscience
In a conclusion so inevitable one almost wonders why the task was ever embarked upon, a recent study has declared that there is no discernible evidence, whatsoever, that homeopathy works as an effective treatment beyond […]
Why Cameron thinks sex education does not need to be mandatory is beyond me
In another startling display of his total disconnect from reality, David Cameron recently decided not to make sex education mandatory for all schools. Despite a number of women within his own cabinet, as well as […]
Unforgivable Sins: Systematic Child Abuse Within the Catholic Church
Father Lawrence Murphy was a beloved priest. A charming, charismatic individual, his prowess as a fundraiser for St John’s school for the deaf in Wisconsin, at which he worked, was unmatched. As an individual who […]
‘LGBT’: Terms and conditions may apply
LGBTTTQQIAA. You would be forgiven if you were unable to explain what each of those letters stands for. As someone who is part of this ever-expanding acronym, I even find myself unable to name each […]
And we would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling Lords…
I was greatly moved recently when reading about the worries of a father who feared his children might never be able to afford their own homes and may struggle to live independently on their wages. […]
Some faith with your force? No, thank you
When you go to the cinema, you can expect a number of things: overpriced popcorn bearing only a vague hint of flavour; floors that you struggle to peel yourself away from after each step; adverts […]
The Republican race: Funny or frightening?
When Donald Trump descended the escalator in the lobby of Trump Tower accompanied by the sound of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In the Free World”, across America everybody held their breath. As the long-awaited announcement came […]
Lest We Forget What The Poppy Represents
Having just passed another anniversary of Armistice Day and the remembrance ceremonies that accompany it, the tide of red poppies that embellished the nation’s lapels has begun to subside. Given the almost dutiful nature with […]
Being straight about ‘coming out’
It is hardly an original or acute observation to note that heterosexuals feel no need to ‘come out’, but that LGBTQ people do. And yet it raises a very important point; immediately there is a […]