• Donald Trump is President – Get Over It

    Donald Trump is President of the United States. Donald Trump is President of the United States. Get over your denial. Donald J. Trump is President. At times of political disbelief, the easiest response is to stick your head in the sand, to pretend that it isn’t happening. To pretend...
  • Comment Debates: Is wearing a poppy still important?

    In the wake of continuing questions over the legitimacy of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance, IMPACT writers Felicity Goldsack and Jack Taylor give their takes on whether the poppy is still important, and what it represents in our modern society. Felicity: “Wearing a poppy doesn’t mean that...
  • Jack Taylor: “Jeremy Corbyn isn’t unelectable. The Labour Party is.”

    Jeremy Corbyn isn’t unelectable. The Labour Party is. On the basis of the last three months or so, since the referendum result, nobody in their right mind would want the Labour Party to be in charge of running the country. They have been a party riddled with disunity. MPs...
  • Jack Taylor: “Our Nation is Divided”

    If the referendum result has shown us one thing, it is that our nation is divided. There is no doubt that the referendum has thrown up some serious questions for our country as a whole to deal with. But it has also brought into contention the issues and the...
  • Safety and Responsibility: Why Universities Should Provide Drug testing

    Newcastle University has made kits for testing the safety of illegal drugs available to students for just £3, as part of the new ‘Test Your Drugs, Not Yourself’ initiative aimed at improving drug safety. The kits allow students to check the purity of drugs, with chemical reactions turning the...
  • Room 101 #3 – ‘True’ Fans

    We all know the feeling. Those things you just cannot stand. They keep you awake at night. They make your skin crawl. They awake a hatred within you that you haven’t known since the checkout machine said there was an unexpected item in the baggage area. Go on, put...