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 classes tended to monopolize power causing an ever-present sense…
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 spirit of competitive debating to the printed page. Two writers…
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) climate protests. Greta Thunberg’s movement gained massive support and the…
Halloween for the modern Pagan
By J Day When you think of Halloween, what do you see? Spiderwebs, pumpkins, skeletons, sweets, children. As a Pagan, it means something quite different to me. Pagan was originally…
The Brexit Truth: Misinformation, Manipulation and Mogg
By Max Morris-Edwards It’s been three years since the referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU. Let that sink in. Three years. Do you remember a time…
The Markle debacle: Are the British media racist?
Becca Bashford, News Editor, discusses the British press' treatment of Meghan Markle.
Cultural cleansing in Xinjiang
Miles Harkin questions if The West is contributing enough towards fighting the genocide of China’s Muslim minority. In 2016, allegations surfaced of “reeducation camps” being used to detain and program…
The Husband Stitch: a modern day dystopia
By Issy Anthony – Comment Sub-Editor When mentioning the husband stitch, I’m usually met with a look of confusion. ‘The what?’ my friends will say, possibly assuming it to be…
Musicians vs Politicians
By Louis Johnson – Comment Sub-Editor Why should we value music? In an age of identity politics where empathy appears to have been cast to the dustbin of history; music…
Seeking refuge on Samos
By Emma Taylor On a pine covered island in the eastern Aegean, surrounded by a sea of blue, enough to make any holidaymaker’s eyes glaze over, sits the jungle –…
A designated month for Black History?
By Laura Rodríguez Peña October has begun, the leaves are starting to change colours and fall from the trees, some people are getting ready for Halloween and some others are…
The issue of identity
This Black History Month Alumnus writer Oluwatimilehin Alalade discusses his experiences with race and identity. In recent weeks, there’s been a discussion on the issue of race, identity and being…
Should we still listen to Michael Jackson’s music?
YES Alice Gledhill Sometimes, bad people create great things. This does not redeem them, but nor does it reduce the quality of their art. Michael Jackson, who died in 2009,…
Brighton: If you haven’t got the means, is it the ends?
In this article Comment Editor Rebecca Spencer and Comment Sub-Editor Louis Johnson discuss their perspectives of living in Brighton. Rebecca having moved here in 2017 and Louis, a born and…
Could Brexit become the start of a left-wing national revolution?
YES Luke Schofield The short answer is, yes. However this is an answer in two parts; what has already happened in party politics in the wake of the 2016 Brexit…
Is the UK ready to legalise cannabis?
YES Max Morris-Edwards The idea that cannabis should be legalised for recreational use is rapidly growing in popularity across the UK. Cannabis is indeed the most used illegal drug in…
Is music journalism a total minefield?
By Stella Cooper My friends are still sharing videos, no matter how messy, of pure summer festival carnage. Whether that’s in the shape of music, or campsite antics, it still…
Is America ready for a progressive candidate?
By Maritsa Tsioupra-Lewis On September 12th in Houston, Texas, the third Democratic debate commenced. With too-many-to-count candidates originally running in the Democratic primary, the group was dwindled down to ten…
The Un-United Kingdom: Scotland’s Brexit woes
By Louis Johnson The Brexit deadline is looming and as Britain prepares to leave the EU, ‘deal or no deal’, it looks as though our Union is beginning to fracture…
Should you refuse the zoos?
By Leo Hodges Conservation is an immensely complex process and more often than not zoos and animal-loving customers are the problem. Zoo’s exploit conservation, education and research to justify their…