By Giorgia Vittorino It has been two years since the Windrush scandal came to public attention in 2018. The scandal, which surfaced during Theresa May’s administration, resulted in hundreds of Caribbean immigrants falling victim to […]
Category: Social Affairs
The latest on Pornhub’s sex trafficking allegations
Everybody’s favourite porn site? Or is the friendliness just a veneer? Pornhub was created in 2007 and has supposedly allowed illegal and exploitative content to exist on the site ever since. Christian anti-sex trafficking organisation […]
Glasgow stabbings reveal how the UK fails asylum seekers
By Iona Holmes Just a few weeks ago, reports concerning the appalling conditions that asylum seekers were being subjected to in Glasgow hotels started to trickle through media outlets. When a stabbing occurred at the […]
Screens, sanitisers, and salty looks | What to expect from coronavirus bars
The time has come. Four months of lockdown in the UK has come to an end and the world is finally ‘healing’ as the public can now enter their local pub for a freshly poured […]
Is our NHS racist? How white-washing and institutional racism impact race disparities in British healthcare
By Laura Whitter Special mention to ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’ by Reni Eddo-Lodge, which significantly aided the writing of this article and is an absolute must-read. In the wake […]
What COVID-19 has revealed about the worsening quality of life amongst children in the UK
By Giorgia Vittorino With Marcus Rashford’s efforts this week to highlight the importance of food vouchers and aid beyond the school environment, it is more vital than ever to analyse what effects the coronavirus pandemic […]
Mental health first aid training is vital in education, now more than ever
By Susanna Cirulli As children start to go back to school, the safeguarding of their mental health, particularly in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, is of the utmost importance. Before COVID-19, child mental health […]
Incarceration and COVID-19: what the pandemic has revealed about the UK prison system
Lockdown restrictions have proved insufferable for people across the country, with many members of the public feeling imprisoned in their own homes – but what about those who are, in fact, in prison or awaiting […]
21st-century North-South divide: the bleak reality of child poverty
Last week, a study carried out by Loughborough University revealed the harrowing extent of child poverty in the UK and the great disparity that exists between the North and South of England. With the North […]