• The Pitfalls of Sunak’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Scheme

    On the 7th of July, Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his next bid to help minimise the damage to the economy caused by COVID-19, the Eat Out to Help Out scheme....
  • Innocence Starving

    There is a very stark and cruel truth within Britain, made worse by its brutal simplicity. Our children are starving. Further to this horrid fact is that those children are being sent to emergency departments and hospital wards as the malnourishment becomes life threatening, only made worse by the...
  • Star Signs, Or A Waste Of Time?

    On the 14th July, NASA published findings that there was a 13th star sign – Ophiuchus. Anyone who has even a vague interest in astrology will know that there has always been 12 star signs. Most people are also aware of which one they belong to, and will occasionally...
  • Best Places To Visit In Nottingham Now Lockdown Restrictions Are Lifting

    Since Boris Johnson announced that the lockdown restrictions were going to be gradually lifting, many people have been eager to finally leave their houses and experience the things they have been missing out on for the majority of 2020 – pubs, restaurants, bars, and all the other attractions that...
  • Naya Rivera: A Reminder Of The Hidden Dangers Of Lake Swimming

    A search for Glee star Naya Rivera started taking place last Wednesday, after her son, aged 4, was found alone, sleeping in a boat she had rented for the two of them at Lake Piru, California. Her body was found days later in the lake, with Ventura County police...
  • Impostor Syndrome At Uni: Accepting Your Authentic Self

    At any talk or network event, there is always an inspirational speaker with admirable confidence stood in front of me, so I intuitively ask if they’ve ever experienced feelings of unworthiness. They all say yes. Impostor Syndrome, characterised by low self-esteem, self-doubt, and feelings of inadequacy, plagues too many...
  • We Need To Protect Trans Rights Against The Government’s Plans To Regress Back To Transphobia

    It is difficult to make progressive social change under a Conservative government, where their whole ethos is about preserving the status quo. Under Theresa May’s government, this was set to change; plans had been made to allow transgender people to change their gender on their birth certificate without having...