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The distorted world of social media activism

It’s 7am. You’re forcing bleary eyes to focus on your phone screen to wake yourself up, scrolling through Instagram. Three people you follow have posted about a conflict going on…

How did Suella Braverman last so long?

Two days before news broke that the ever-divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman was sacked by Rishi Sunak’s government, I told my friends over dinner that the Prime Minister was increasing…

What can the Labour by-election wins tell us about the political climate?

The double by-election win from the Labour party in the past couple of weeks has made many left-wing voters excited, whilst leaving many Conservative party members nervous. As Tamworth has…

Suella Braverman’s Stonewall stance does far more harm than good

Suella Braverman’s announcement that the Home Office is cutting all association with the LGBTQ+ campaign group Stonewall joins a seemingly endless stream of homophobic and transphobic rants by the government.  …

The case for marijuana legalisation in the UK

As an international student from the US state of California, there is one surprising contradiction that I have found from living in the UK. I can (and have) drank a…

Finding a sense of belonging at Edinburgh University

I’m at The Three Sisters, it’s the final Saturday of freshers and it’s busy. I find myself near the bar next to a tall guy in the rugby team tweed.…

Reflections on Truss’s ‘Mini-Budget’, one year on

It’s been one year since Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister launched her disastrous ‘mini-budget that would single-handedly destroy her political career, send the markets into utter chaos, and significantly taint the…

Why did a guy leak classified documents on discord?

Recently an absurd story has made headline news about a 21-year-old U.S. Air Force National Guard employee, Jack Teixeira, who leaked a plethora of classified documents on a Discord server…