11,000 Americans voted for Harambe. It is 2016, and memes have officially replaced politics in the millennial mind. It is a brilliant statistic that sums up the absurdity of 2016…
On my newsfeed, the reaction to Donald Trump winning the election was not so different from the online reaction to Brexit: shock and multiple ‘how did we all get it…
Image courtesy of Phoebe Campbell-Harris. Endgame Bedlam Theatre Run Ended Not everyone enjoys Beckett, and for a student theatre group to put on a play like Endgame is always ambitious.…
Last week, I was faced with a shocking revelation: that I was supporting Bernie Sanders because he has the boys. It came as a great surprise to me, especially since…
Ending the stigma around mental illness has become little more than a catchy sound bite for universities and establishments all round. It’s easy to say you support mentally ill people,…
A couple of weeks ago, the Daily Mail had a field day as Labour unveiled its latest PR gaffe – a van whose ‘magenta’ sheen alone was supposed to transfix…
LGBT+ History Month has been criticised for sidelining LGBT++people and for being patronising. At the most basic level, this is questioning whether there should be a separate month allocated to…
During April last year, a former Ku Klux Klan leader attacked a Jewish centre in Kansas, murdering three people. The attacks were clearly anti-Semitic, reflecting the hate group’s ideology. People…
We have entered an era of memes, media and mass misinformation
11,000 Americans voted for Harambe. It is 2016, and memes have officially replaced politics in the millennial mind. It is a brilliant statistic that sums up the absurdity of 2016…
Trump’s victory was a whitelash: we must face up to the factors behind his election
On my newsfeed, the reaction to Donald Trump winning the election was not so different from the online reaction to Brexit: shock and multiple ‘how did we all get it…
Endgame
Image courtesy of Phoebe Campbell-Harris. Endgame Bedlam Theatre Run Ended Not everyone enjoys Beckett, and for a student theatre group to put on a play like Endgame is always ambitious.…
Women should dismiss Steinem, and remain critical of Clinton
Last week, I was faced with a shocking revelation: that I was supporting Bernie Sanders because he has the boys. It came as a great surprise to me, especially since…
We need to talk about mental health
Ending the stigma around mental illness has become little more than a catchy sound bite for universities and establishments all round. It’s easy to say you support mentally ill people,…
Labour’s pink van is a great PR blunder
A couple of weeks ago, the Daily Mail had a field day as Labour unveiled its latest PR gaffe – a van whose ‘magenta’ sheen alone was supposed to transfix…
LGBT+ history month is not tokenism
LGBT+ History Month has been criticised for sidelining LGBT++people and for being patronising. At the most basic level, this is questioning whether there should be a separate month allocated to…
Society has pressured Muslims to defend Islam
During April last year, a former Ku Klux Klan leader attacked a Jewish centre in Kansas, murdering three people. The attacks were clearly anti-Semitic, reflecting the hate group’s ideology. People…