By Hannah Kettles No competition, no leaders, and enough biscuits for everyone. Here is how geographical landscapes have the capacity to shape collective identity. The Canadian journalist Monica Heisey, observing us as a nation, wrote […]
Category: Opinion
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. […]
Psychopaths: The perfect candidates for leadership?
A 2010 study found that psychopaths are three times more likely to appear in executive roles than in the general population. A recent re-evaluation of this data found a disturbing increase to one in five corporate professionals exhibiting clinically […]
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 […]
It’s time to recognise the constraints and discrimination imposed by society’s gender norms
By Phoebe Baltazar I’m angry, sad and hopeless. In the space of just one week we began with the celebration of International Women’s Day, immediately followed by a vicious online attack of a high profile […]
Structural Deficiencies in Mental Health Education are Perpetuating Stigma
By Lottie McGrath The stigma around mental health in schools remains immense, with over 1 in 4 child sufferers failing to attend for fear of judgement over their mental health. Such stigma, symptomatic of the […]
The UoM referendum offers a chance to change student’s role from customer to partner
By Sacha Perera The UK is home to some of the most radical and far-reaching movements we’ve ever witnessed, from the Industrial Revolution to Communism and Feminism. The nation has before been at the centre […]
Family vlogging is not child’s play, it’s child exploitation
By Yasmin Al-najar Family vlogging is not the squeaky clean and wholesome content it appears to be. Family vlogs are extremely popular on YouTube and its viewership has shot up by 90% in recent years. […]
Chasing success: Is being productive killing our identities?
By Abubakar Shabbir Placing productivity above all else is the roboticization of humanity. As a kid I played a videogame called Toontown. It was set in the world of Mickey Mouse. You would play as […]
The innate loneliness of being an only child
By Andrea Butler As my parents and I get older, the reality of my lack of siblings begins to set in. My lack of siblings was never something I thought much about as a young […]