• “I Stand with our Criminal Barristers”

    The Criminal Bar Association (‘CBA’) is, like many other unions, carrying out indefinite strike action. However, it is no secret that barristers have received less support from the public due to common misconceptions about working conditions at the Criminal Bar. Abigail Cadman Kerr dives deeper into the legal profession,...
  • Can We Really Claim To Be A Democratic Society If We Cannot Protest the Monarchy?

    Following Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, there have been growing concerns among freedom of speech activists. This comes after several incidents of people being arrested for exercising what should be their fundamental democratic right to protest against the monarchy. George Scotland asks if a Britain which...
  • Let’s Talk About Strikes, Baby

    Poppy Read-Pitt From the Royal Mail to the RMT, it seems like industries are striking left, right and centre at the moment– and for good reason. It’s gone over no one’s head the dire financial strait this country is in, with inflation at a 40 year high of 10.1%...
  • “Deliver, Deliver And Deliver”- Can We Trust In Truss?

    There is no doubt that Liz Truss faces what has been described as the ‘in-tray from hell’, with the cost-of-living crisis, rising energy bills and the strain on the NHS, to name a few issues. Will she be up to the task? How long can the Conservatives last in...
  • We Need Mandatory Consent Classes At UoN

    It should come as no surprise to anyone at this point that we have a large societal problem with sexual violence and misogyny. From the revelations of MeToo back in 2017 (the effects of which are still being felt in most industries even five years later) to the more...
  • What Will It Take To Stop School Sexual Assualts?

    In March of this year, the UK government introduced the Online Safety Bill, which attempts to make online pornography unavailable to those below the age of 18. If brought into full effect, it will ensure that all commercial pornographic sites have a duty to prevent children from accessing this...
  • Solo-Dating And Why You Should Start Doing It

    Isabelle Kennedy-Grimes reminds us all of the importance of investing in yourself and promotes the solo dating and not being tied to societies standards of how to go out and enjoy yourself. ...