Rachel Lewis

Privatisation, as a word and a concept, is saturated with ideological tension and negative connotations. There is no wonder that we struggle to understand what it actually means. It has been wielded by the left of politics to convey everything apparently capitalist and greedy about the Conservative and other...

20 days on from the original broadcast of India’s Daughter, the words “a woman is more responsible for rape than a man” are still ringing around my head. Leslee Udwin’s documentary examined the gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh through interviews with her parents, the perpetrators and their...

The answer is probably yes. Most of those who win tend to be previous Week 1 and Karni reps – those who we recognise as being all-round BNOCs. However, this isn’t necessarily something we should fight against. These candidates will have the experience of being responsible for large numbers...

Some anti-immigration parties might be in for a shock this week when they discover that UK citizens are claiming more unemployment benefits in some European countries, than those countries’ citizens are claiming in the UK. It exposes the harsh truth that Britain can be a bit of an immigration...

With the second series of Dapper Laughs pulled by ITV, and Julien Blanc, also known as the ‘rape guru’, denied a UK visa, one cannot deny the power of cyber democracy. E-petitions and social media are the way in which we are able to express emotions and opinions when...

Yes, it’s cute. Yes, it’s a beautiful story of childhood memories and the fundamental desire for love and companionship. Yet, does the fact that an advertisement is now part and parcel of our Christmas season not scream of all that is wrong about the celebration? For a start, the...

There is an acute problem in the quality of our further education (FE) establishments. A third of those which provide ‘low cost’ degrees, costing £7,500 or less annually, have failed recent inspection by the Quality Assurance Agency.   The agency is yet to publish a report addressing why 14...