• Priti Patel’s Bullying Allegations

    On February 29th, senior civil servant Sir Phillip Ruttman read a statement to assembled journalists that he would be resigning from the post of Permanent Secretary at the Home Office stating he had been ‘the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign’ for which he will be taking...
  • What Would I Like to See in the Future? Part 2 of 2

    As coursework and exam season is in full swing, the daunting and exciting prospect that the academic year is almost coming to an end has us at Impact Features thinking: what would we like to see in the future? Our contributors have compiled a selection of various things that...
  • #ShameOnYouWarwick

    Breaking – Warwick university has confirmed that students banned over rape threats will stay banned To understand the #ShameOnYouWarwick scandal from start to what will hopefully mark the beginning of the end, Impact takes a look at the group chat scandal of last year and the repercussions and effects...
  • I’m More Than My Vagina

    I’m a quadruplet; I like peas but hate mushy ones; I’m obsessed with rice pudding; I love a good pair of funky trousers and I don’t understand how tall people comfortably fit in beds. I’ve got all these things about me and whirring around in my little head and...
  • Is the fall in UK unemployment really a cause for hope?

    UK unemployment has fallen by 97,000 in the last quarter of 2014. Unemployment now stands at 5.7% for the working population in the UK; the employment rate for those between 16 and 64 now stands at 73.2%- the highest rate since December 2004 to February 2005. Coupled with annual...
  • How do we solve a problem like a whistleblower?

    From Edward Snowdon to Julian Assange, whistleblowers have been villified throughout the Western World. A whistleblower is a person who exposes misconduct, failing, alleged dishonest or illegal activity occurring in an organisation. Some may think whistleblowers would be accepted and actively encouraged, but the recent NHS whistleblowing scandal only...