The real cost of materialism
By Max Morris-Edwards Capitalism is the general economic and political system that is used worldwide. Between countries, the level of…
Bushfires: Beneath the blaze
By Joe Pearce – Comment Sub-Editor The new decade certainly has come with its surprises, with one bad thing seeming…
Uncertain future cripples mental health
By Eric Barrell Something often left out of the discussion of mental health is the way that our society creates…
Jeff Bezos is not the Messiah
By Will Day Our holy saviour, how benevolent your gifts. Does your virtue know no end? Praise be! Praise be!…
Vote Like A 4-Year Old Might
Words by Oscar Johnson If we teach our children from the outset to help each other up and to share,…
Should some reality TV shows be banned?
The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two…
Elitist campus accommodation
By Eric Barrell With my tutors going on strike over casualisation and unequal pay, and my own struggles in cheap…
Let’s vote for manifestos, not idols
By Issy Anthony – Comment Sub-Editor I want us to question how we look at politicians, and more specifically, political…
Monitoring our monitors
Ruth Walters discusses the work of Sussex Sweatshop Free and their involvement with tech workers’ rights Sussex Sweatshop Free is…
Less work, more play: the 4 day week
By Will Day With Labour’s proposal to implement a four-day working week, the concept of working less for the same…
The knife crime crisis
Joe Pearce discusses the ethical debate around ‘stop and searches’ Knife-crime is a sensitive topic, one often dividing opinion nationally.…
Bloodshed and tyranny in Colombia
By Laura Lucia Rodríguez Peña Colombia has a long history of war and conflict. Nevertheless, in 2016 the National Government signed…
Does the University do enough to help integrate international students?
YES Bogdan Gherasim Brighton is a completely new world for me! Even though I heard about it and saw it…
UEFA: Racism in the ranks?
By Will Day – staff writer Monday October 4th, is a day that Tyrone Mings will never forget. His international…
A guide to absorbing culture shock
By Mallaury Martin – Staff Writer Going abroad can be both a life-changing experience and the hardest adventure ever. Living in another…
Greta: Breaking patriarchy
By Saumya Jain – staff writer Greta Thunberg was recently declared to be the greatest threat to the fossil fuel…
Confessions of a volun-tourist
By Elizabeth Adams When I was 16, I travelled to Swaziland to build a kitchen. I worked a Saturday job…
Protests in Latin America: Explained
By Laura Rodríguez Peña Latin America has been a region historically oppressed by its own leaders. Even after colonisation, the upper…
Should cosmetic surgery be banned?
**Warning some people may find the following image disturbing** The Big Debate is a regular Badger feature which brings the…
Germany: Economy or Environment?
By Rosanna Weber In Germany, more than one million school strikers have participated in Greta Thunberg’s Fridays For Future (FFF)…