Media overload: how much do we take in?
On 13 November 2015, 130 people died in terrorist attacks in Paris. However, eclipsed by the US election and Remembrance Day, the commemoration received little media coverage. How can we…
National anthems: are they still relevant?
Until 1997, every night at 3am the orchestral tones of “God Save the Queen” would resound through the living rooms of nocturnal BBC viewers all over the UK. Tory MP…
This Week in History: Hillary Clinton is elected to the Senate, 8th November 2000
On 8 November 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton was the first woman elected to represent New York as a Senator. Never before in US history had a first lady obtained public…
Destroying the Jungle: what happens next?
Last Friday, a group of child refugees from the French Calais camp arrived at an immigration centre in Croydon, London. After months of political tug of war between Britain and…
The moral grey areas in political fundraising
In an establishment on Early Grey Street in Tollcross, customers stroll through a small but well-organised salesroom, browsing through a selection of clothes or studying the backs of used books.…
This Week in History: King Eric XIV of Sweden deposed for mental disorder, September 29th, 1568
Our fascination with the unconventional lives of aristocrats was once again demonstrated the other week, when Game of Thrones received twelve Emmy awards. But stories of royal eccentricity are not…