Isabelle Raikes

The UK has now recorded over 115,000 deaths from Covid-19 with the number set to rise. As we sadly hurtle past this grim and terrible milestone Prime Minister Boris Johnson has the audacity to look us all in the eye, mumble a sorry and say that his government did...

University students in England are being exploited by a continuing trend of marketisation. In 2019 The National Union of Students carried out a survey on 2,000 students that exposed poor living conditions and exploitative relationships with landlords....

Ah, a holiday. It’s what we all dream of in the current circumstances. Jetting off to somewhere hot, sipping a cocktail on the beach while gentle sounds of the sea come crashing in. However, this is the reality for some social media stars. But doesn’t it seem a little …insensitive?...

Victoria Treiber Nearly a month into this lockdown now- I know, it doesn’t feel like it. For anyone in a similar position to me, the days have started to blur into one, only being broken up by sporadic calls from family and friends. For essential workers, however, it is unlikely to...

At Impact, we recognise the importance of using your voice to make the world a better place. One of the ways we can do this is by signing petitions. In order ‘be the change’ we want to see in the world in 2021, we have decided to compile a...

Imagine celebrating NYE 2019 - planning holidays and making resolutions for the year ahead. How disappointed would you be? Flipping between the COVID19 pandemic and intensifying political (and non-political) division, 2020 seems to have been nothing but constant bleakness. However, it was also a testament of human integrity and...

In a monumental move for the porn industry, this week Pornhub removed all unverified videos from their website. The move was prompted after a New York Times article revealed that the site was riddled with non-consensual and child abuse content.
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