Mia Haffety

As the protests in Hong Kong continue to prevail six months on, 200 protestors now face “hell-like” conditions whilst stuck inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Since last week protestors have been besieged inside the University, initially lighting fires and throwing petrol bombs to keep police forces at bay....

Homelessness in the UK is a damning indictment of how poorly we treat those less fortunate than ourselves. This is particularly true in Nottingham, where from January of this year, 49 people are sleeping rough every day. Not enough is being done to protect these vulnerable people who, for...

Despite the cold and rain, 300 women united together in the centre of Nottingham on Saturday night for the annual Reclaim the Night March. In solidarity, women sang, stomped, danced and chanted against street harassment, victim-blaming and all forms of gendered hate crime. Chanting, drumming and whistling could be...

On the 13th November 2019, the public inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump began. Impeachment of a president means bringing charges against him/her to Congress, forming the beginnings of a trial. In line with the constitution, a president “shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and...

Amid increasing concerns about air pollution, and the climate crisis as a whole, E.ON energy installed a 16ft statue of a pair of lungs on Smithy Row last week to raise awareness. Different coloured smoke represent the pollutants; nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and PM 2.5. The statues have been...

The University and College Union has announced eight days of strike over working conditions, pay and pensions. Staff from 60 universities, including some of the largest and most prestigious in the country, are to set walk out on the 25th of November until the 4th of December. Amongst the...

Last week, the government suspended fracking operations in the UK indefinitely. This being the second time in ten years marks a possible dead-end for the many companies that have sought to cash in on the fossil-fuel technique over the past decade. Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced the halt after...