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What threat does the Government’s decision not to make misogyny a hate crime pose with the ris
By Lara Bryant TW: sexual assault and violence against women In October 2021, the British Government decided against making misogyny a...
Dec 17, 20215 min read


Caliphate of the Caribbean: The story of Trinidad’s ISIS recruits
By William Leah The stories and demographics of ISIS recruits from a Caribbean Island shed light on the variety of people who travelled...
May 25, 20214 min read


Transphobia: the epidemic no one is talking about
By Georgie Andrews TW// depression, suicide, mental health. Trans kids are being attacked. In this so-called ‘progressive’ society, trans...
Apr 16, 20215 min read

Bristol’s Kill the Bill protest: A view from Rupert Street
By Sacha Perera On Sunday 21 st March, Bristol burst. After a year of lockdown after lockdown after lockdown, the city – which prides...
Mar 31, 20217 min read

It’s time to recognise the constraints and discrimination imposed by society’s gender norms
By Phoebe Baltazar I’m angry, sad and hopeless. In the space of just one week we began with the celebration of International Women’s Day,...
Mar 30, 20214 min read


Birth control crisis in Venezuela leaves thousands of women’s lives in danger
After almost a decade of deep economic crisis, the healthcare system in venezuela has fallen into disrepair, with even the most common...
Mar 29, 20214 min read

Structural Deficiencies in Mental Health Education are Perpetuating Stigma
By Lottie McGrath The stigma around mental health in schools remains immense, with over 1 in 4 child sufferers failing to attend for fear...
Mar 26, 20214 min read


2021 UK Census: Everything you need to know
By Briony Pickford Do I have to fill out the census? How do I know they won’t share my data? What is going on with the gender question?...
Mar 23, 20215 min read


Women do everything to protect ourselves – but now it’s time for men to enter the chat
From a young age, women are taught how to “stay safe”. We are told to avoid going out at night by ourselves. We have a strongly worded...
Mar 19, 20214 min read


Protests in Spain: Why has the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasél caused such widespread outrage?
By Florine Lips For almost two weeks, Spanish cities such as Barcelona, Girona and Madrid have seen violent protests in response to the...
Mar 9, 20215 min read
The UoM referendum offers a chance to change student’s role from customer to partner
By Sacha Perera The UK is home to some of the most radical and far-reaching movements we’ve ever witnessed, from the Industrial...
Mar 8, 20214 min read


State-sponsored homophobia in Poland: What are LGBT-free zones?
By Aleksandra Wasześcik. “LGBT are not people – it’s an ideology.” today, more than ever, the words of the Polish president, Andrzej...
Feb 23, 20214 min read

What is gender-based violence?
By Amy Cartledge & Maheen Behrana Violence against women is certainly not an uncommon term. But why is it that, despite having the...
Feb 4, 20214 min read


Candid Orange x TVINAT: reframing the conversation around violence against women
By Maheen Behrana Candid Orange and This Violence is Not a Tragedy are collaborating on a series of articles discussing violence against...
Jan 28, 20214 min read


“Fit for a small, starving child”: Chartwells, free school meals and the free market
By Daisy Handscomb On 11th January, photos emerged online of the Chartwells food parcels delivered to parents of children eligible for...
Jan 13, 20215 min read


Instagram’s nudity policy reveals racism and fatphobia is rife on the platform
By Zazie Atkinson Instagram and Facebook recently announced a change in their nudity policy, allowing them to differentiate between art...
Nov 12, 20204 min read


The looming exams crisis caused by COVID-19
By Noah Keate Although schools remain open during the second nationwide lockdown, questions have been raised over the looming exams...
Nov 9, 20204 min read


Could Rishi Sunak’s ‘retraining’ advice cause more harm for the arts and performance industry?
On Monday this week, “crass” Cyber First adverts surfaced on Twitter, sparking outrage in the creative industries. It followed the...
Oct 14, 20204 min read


Hands off my NHS: Who is Dido Harding and what is 1828?
Last week, Matt Hancock announced that Public Health England would be abolished, citing its failure to handle the coronavirus pandemic as...
Aug 24, 20204 min read

Fast fashion is a bad look worldwide – so why do we only care about UK workers?
By Abigail Howe This must be an age of reckoning for fast fashion. Except we already knew about Leicester. National fast fashion retailer...
Aug 5, 20204 min read
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