politics

Last week, Nike announced that they are to be the first major sports brand to release hijabs designed for athletes. The appropriately titled ‘Nike Pro Hijab’ will be released to the general market in 2018. This move appears to have come just at the right time; it could help alleviate the...

University is a place for advanced learning. An important tenet of University life, however, is the opportunity for people of different races, nationalities and backgrounds to interact, share and debate ideas, and build relationships that last for years and even generations. At least, that was what it used to...

Following his presidential win, many shoppers have taken part in the #GrabYourWallet campaign in protest at the election results in order to boycott products with ties to President Trump, his family and his donors. Amongst the boycott, Nordstrom, one of America’s leading luxury chain stores, has decided to halt the sales...

Ever since the November 2016 USA “shock” election of Donald J Trump, we have seen political alignment and hysteria approaching decibel levels that have never been seen before. It is now commonplace to see protests, marches and, oh yes, resistance movements, every day.  Even from day one of his...

When we think of politics, fashion isn’t necessarily the first thing that springs to mind. But like it or not, the fashion industry has always had the capacity for firm political grounding. PM Theresa May and FLOTUS Melania Trump are, arguably, the two of the most watched women in...

There’s something disarming about the way Francesco Lari, chairman of UKIP’s Nottingham City Branch, half-seriously apologises for only having time to have a quick 10-minute chat before he needs to get back to work. “As you can see, I’m not a professional politician”. For any UKIP member, the student crowd...

The president’s victory speech may have been met with a patriotic, beating chant of “USA!”, but how far will Trump’s promised land stretch to serve all Americans? Efforts to heal and unite the nation may prove futile from a man as divisive as Donald Trump. Contrasting the mournful seen...