With thanks to Olivia Latimer for her help in the researching of this article. Since 2010, Ian Murray has served as the Labour MP for Edinburgh South, the constituency which includes the popular student areas of Marchmont, Newington and Morningside. Ian Murray is candid and affable when I meet him on a Friday afternoon in […]
Scottish independence is like marmite: you either love it or you hate it. For decades, Scottish people and their politicians have rallied around the call for autonomous statehood. But in light of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s recent and unexpected resignation, the future of the independence movement is now unclear. As an American international student, being […]
In February the Economist ran an article saying the image of Britain ‘as a land of common sense has taken a beating’. Since Boris Johnson’s resignation British politics has seemed too turbulent to fully engage in. With the resignations, ‘Trussonomics’ and recent strikes in the public sector I don’t have much hope for British politics. […]
I have long known that the sanctimonious impartiality from the BBC was an utter facade; as a staunch republican, their attentive coverage of the royal family and their supporters, versusthe total lack thereof of those who oppose them, made this eminently clear. Who would have known that all it would take was a tweet from […]
Fifty years ago, Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit China in July 1972, making possible the normalisation of the relations between both countries after decades of rivalry. His visit may not have been possible without a chance encounter between two table tennis players. At the end of the Second World War, the […]
Medea is slick. It’s slightly shorter than other productions of the same play, which can be up to half an hour longer, but less is more in Jemima Jayne’s outstanding adaptation. Her translation of the ancient Greek classic (no mean feat) teases out the political undercurrents which charge Medea’s personal struggle with Jason, her husband. […]
This week the House of Lords is set to debate the “EU Sunset Bill” or, more formally, the “Retained EU Law revocation and Reform Bill”. The Sunset Bill was originally proposed by Boris Johnson’s government in January 2022 and has since been supported by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg. Essentially, the sunset bill will revoke […]
As Sunday morning comes around again, I call my dad to ask about his plans for the day. We laugh as soon as I ask, we both know the answer is another 24 hours of daytime TV and microwaveable meals. Repetitive routines like these reflect the reality for over 400,000 people currently waiting over 52 […]