• The Bad Skin Blues: How Struggles With Your Skin Can Impact Your Mental Health

    For many of us, the struggle with stress breakouts and acne is familiar. However, for some, the pain of acne can be more than just an annoyance that can be covered up with some concealer. For those who really suffer with their skin, these issues can truly affect their personal lives....
  • Gender (In)Equality In Political Institutions

    Globally, women make up 25.5% of legislators, with Rwanda ranking 1st for the greatest numerical presence of women in parliament, and Micronesia; Papua New Guinea; Vanuatu ranking 188th. Currently, women make up 33.9% of MPs in the United Kingdom. When disaggregated according to its devolved nations, Scotland boasts 45%...
  • Student University Complaints Reach All Time High

    Marian Sarpong It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the face of university life as we know it. In the wake of action (or lack thereof) by the government, and tertiary education institutions, students have been greatly dissatisfied with the state of their university experience. The universities watchdog’s...
  • The Death Of The Duke: Did The Media Do It Right?

    On the morning of 9th April 2021 it was announced that Prince Phillip had died peacefully in his sleep. The UK’s usual TV schedule was halted and instead filled with documentaries about his service to the country and Queen....
  • Israel And Palestine: A Very Short History.

    The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the longest and most controversial matters plaguing the world today. It is often gone unspoken about, but the eviction of the Jerusalem Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah and the violence that came as a result has been the subject of the latest surge...
  • Over 50 Years Of Earth Day And Why It Is More Relevant Today Than Ever

    The first Earth Day occurred fifty-one years ago, and is widely credited with being the catalyst of the modern environmental movement. As we are celebrating over five decades of Earth Day festivities, it is important that we question how much has changed since 1970....
  • The Beard Rants: Piers Morgan

    Piers Morgan, a man who oversaw the continued phone hacking of numerous people, is not some champion of the people or the voice of the voiceless. ...