By Hanna Vogt, in collaboration with Rehabilitating Earth. Whilst our day to day lives during the pandemic are still not what they used to be, Germany was shocked in mid-July by record breaking flooding. Resulting […]
Category: Current Affairs
Caliphate of the Caribbean: The story of Trinidad’s ISIS recruits
By William Leah The stories and demographics of ISIS recruits from a Caribbean Island shed light on the variety of people who travelled to Syria to establish an Islamic State. When Europeans think of those […]
4M: The fight for the ideology of Madrid
By Florine Lips Another round of elections in Spain, this time in the region of Madrid – but what could the outcome mean for the national government? And what does it say about the polarisation […]
A whippet for northern independence: runt of the litter or rising underdog?
By Jezz Brown In a climate of growing separatist sentiment with ‘indyref2’ (a second referendum for Scottish Independence) continuing to threaten the union and discussions of Welsh independence moving from marginal to mainstream, could an […]
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup: The ‘beautiful game’ rears its ugly head
By Conall Miller Shrouded in controversy from its inception, the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has sparked a recent round of on-field protests on football’s international stage. But what exactly has pushed the pros to […]
Should women continue to be allowed to have at-home abortions after Covid?
By Harriet Argent Due to lockdown, people up to 10 weeks pregnant have been allowed to take abortion pills at home, and many are calling for this to be made a permanent change. Organisations such […]
Transphobia: the epidemic no one is talking about
By Georgie Andrews TW// depression, suicide, mental health. Trans kids are being attacked. In this so-called ‘progressive’ society, trans people are still seen by many as dangerous, and threat to cis gender people. Sadly, transphobia […]
Beyond a violent world: Surviving, learning and moving forward
By Maheen Behrana | This Violence is not a Tragedy As this collaboration between Candid Orange and This Violence is not a Tragedy draws to a close, we wanted to reflect on some of the […]
Syrian survivors: How can we help each other after a decade of conflict?
By Sacha Perera Tensions between Britain, America and Syria are not a new phenomenon, and the formers’ involvement in the region has contributed to the suffering and instability which the people of Syria now face. […]
Bristol’s Kill the Bill protest: A view from Rupert Street
By Sacha Perera On Sunday 21 st March, Bristol burst. After a year of lockdown after lockdown after lockdown, the city – which prides itself on liberal values – simply couldn’t stand for the sacrifice […]