The UK COVID-19 report put the government's pandemic response under scrutiny recently. Published by a cross-party committee, the report accused the government of failing to learn from the successful pandemic responses of other countries.
Category: Politics & Current Affairs
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Policing and Women’s Safety: Who Do We Trust?
Policing and women's safety in the U.K. has once again been called into question. With a lack of faith in policing, now who do we trust?
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What’s the Difference Between Socialism and Communism?
We all see the terms ‘socialism’ and ‘communism’ used in politics, and in everyday conversation it can be tricky to distinguish the two.
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Dominic Cummings Interview: Waging War on Today’s Politics or Driving the Country to Disaster?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor, Dominic Cummings appeared, once again, to show his subsisting challenge to the UK Government in his exclusive interview with the BBC’s Political Editor Laura Kuennssberg.
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The Girl Who Cried Pain: Naga Munchetty and The Gender Pain Bias in Healthcare
Journalists Naga Munchetty and Caitlin Moran speak out about the pain they experienced during IUD fittings, and demand for more protection.
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Iraq: The fight for human rights
A hospital fire which broke out on 13 July is the most recent cause for ongoing protests in Iraq, demanding for basic human rights.
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G7 Summit: Problems and Solutions
The 2021 G7 Summit took place in Cornwall, and witnessed the pledging and re-pledging of a number of climate and vaccine targets.
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Polar Profits vs Polar Plight – Can a Balance be Found?
Climate change is impacting all aspect of life on Earth, including the Arctic. What can international governments do to protect this delicate region?
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Is the UK headed towards a third Covid wave?
With sunny blue skies, the easing of restrictions and exam season coming to an end, an approaching third wave of coronavirus is the last thing we want to be thinking about, but this is exactly what some scientists are warning of. Firstly, the good news… The UK recorded 0 Covid related deaths yesterday, for the...
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Taking Back Your Social Media Privacy In 4 Steps
Social media has reinvented the way we interact with, and look at, the internet. For all the good that it brings, though, there are huge privacy concerns that we just cannot look away from. If not for any other reason, the many scandals of Facebook – the current mother of all social media networks out...
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Drugs and Music: What is the link?
Following the cocaine controversy of this year’s Eurovision, we explore why there seems to be a link between drug use and popular music. *This article does not condone the use of recreational drugs. Eurovision 2021 had the same glamour, glitz and little bit of ridiculousness as always. However this year, there was also the debate...
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What the Cancellation of the Sarah Everard Vigil Meant for Women
The disappearance and death of Sarah Everard has sent shock waves through the Met and across wider society, sparking conversations about the safety of women in the UK, after women were denied the right to hold a vigil in her memory. It was the first week of March that a missing person’s poster started to...